UKSBS CS19158 STFC Taxi Services

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STFC (UKRI) has a significant need for "bought in" taxi journeys for staff, users and visitors across all of its sites, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxfordshire (RAL), Daresbury, Cheshire (DL), Edinburgh (UKATC) and Swindon. Due to the high level of "User" visits to ISIS and CLF at the RAL Oxfordshire based site, that area has the highest volume requirement, approximately 5500 separate trips (although this number can vary widely depending, particularly, on the running days of the large facilities). Journeys range for local trips as low as 12 miles up to longer trips, typically to airports, of 50 miles plus. As well as buying in its taxi services the RAL, Oxfordshire site (exclusively) has a retained Transport Function which employs a small team staff who undertake both goods and passenger transportation. In advance of the expiry of the current contract, STFC is considering how best to address the succession to the current contract provision. We now seek to gauge the market response to STFC's requirements so that we can deliver improvements and benefits through new contracted provision. The requirement will be split into lots by geographical location. Suppliers that are capable of delivering specific lot/s will need to register their interest and are encouraged to attend the engagement day at the location which they operate within. We envisage that there will be five lots covering: LOT 1: RAL Oxfordshire - short journeys LOT 2: RAL Oxfordshire Long journeys including London and regional airport journeys LOT 3 Swindon - Journeys from Swindon to RAL and Bristol area LOT 4: DL, Daresbury, Cheshire LOT 5. UK ATC, Edinburgh area There will be a requirement for two types of services required as part of the provision, 1. pre-booked (at least 24 hours in advance) and 2. taxi (immediate response). Please refer to the attachment section and the additional information below for further details regarding this early engagement notice.