AwardedAwarded 20 March 2026

Taxi Management Services

South Western Railway Limited · Public undertaking

In brief

South Western Railway Limited awarded transport work to First Travel Solutions Limited on 20 March 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

SWR require around 5,000 taxis per period to facilitate the traincrew diagrams and run the service on time. The Taxis required covers around 2/3 diagrammed and the rest are ad-hoc or emergency. There are planned taxis which run every day, one-off taxis are also required during engineering / special events, and also emergency taxis on the day if there is disruption to the train service. The provision of these fully managed Services must be delivered in accordance with the specification and Supplier's obligations.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
First Travel Solutions Limited£2,400,000
Awarded 20 March 2026
1 October 2026 to 31 December 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 025906-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 025920-2026
  3. Contract change notice · UK10, notice 087776-2026

About the buyer

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Awards

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From notice 025906-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 20 March 2026, last updated 16 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.