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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · NHS and health

In brief

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has announced plans to buy transport work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £180,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 December 2026.

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

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for transport contracts in this region (from 59 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust ("the Trust")will be inviting tenders from suitably qualified and experienced providers for the provision of External Taxi Services. The Trust requires a safe, responsive, compliant and value-for-money transport solution to support: • Pathology sample transportation[RM1.1] • Non-emergency patient transport • Staff transport requirements • Ad hoc and urgent call-outs Services must operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Services will operate across all Trust locations including (but not limited to): • Southport Hospital, Town Lane, Kew, Southport PR8 6RL • Ormskirk District General Hospital, Wigan Road, Ormskirk, L39 2AZ • Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 5DR • St Helens Hospital, Marshalls Cross Road, Saint Helens, WA9 3DA • Community and outreach facilities • External laboratory locations

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 067111-2026

About the buyer

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustLast 12 months

Procurements

159

Awards

151

Suppliers it has used most for transport

  • Apec Group Association1 contract
  • Barringtons Funeral Services Ltd1 contract
All tenders and awards from Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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From notice 067111-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 16 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.