Award of Passenger Transport Framework for Minibuses, Taxis, and Ad Hoc Services

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Bournemouth Borough Council awarded a contract to Poole Radio Cabs Ltd T/A PRC STREAMLINE TAXIS (Poole), Christchurch Radio Cabs, Disabled Transport Services Ltd, Liberty Cars Poole, Ariel Taxi Association, jds travel, Paragon Travel PHC Ltd, and A L Bennetts T for a Passenger Transport Framework.

This joint procurement with the Borough of Poole established a framework agreement with three lots: Lot 1 for minibuses with 9-16 passenger seats (including wheelchair-accessible vehicles), Lot 2 for taxis, private hire vehicles, or social cars with up to 8 passenger seats (including wheelchair-accessible vehicles), and Lot 3 for ad hoc provision of taxis and private hire vehicles for up to 8 passengers, covering short-notice and one-off bookings.

Route bookings are allocated to the highest-ranked available supplier, with a ranked list for Bournemouth routes (Poole Radio Cabs first, United Taxis second, Ariel Taxis third, Christchurch Radio Cabs fourth) and Poole routes (Poole Radio Cabs first, Ariel Taxis second).

The contracts run from September 2016 to August 2020, with an estimated total spend of £13,000,000, equally split between the two councils.