Internal Reference Number: FOI_6571
Date Request Received: 29/04/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 08/06/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: taxis and courier services
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: The amount spent on courier/taxi/non-patient transport services in each of the following financial years: • 2021-22 • 2020-21 • 2019-20 • 2018-19 • 2017-18 | |
| Answer To Question 1: Please see attached file To accompany this answer to question 1 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 6571.xlsx | |
| Question Number 2: A breakdown of the amount spent on taxis and courier services by department (for example pathology, pharmacy, sterile services, medical records etc) in each of the following financial years: • 2021-22 • 2020-21 • 2019-20 • 2018-19 • 2017-18 | |
| Answer To Question 2: We do not have the spend split between departments only cost centres which are Taxi & Couriers Taxi Couriers 2021 - 2022 £68.40 £4,143.45 2020 – 2021 £512.00 £15,492.65 2019 - 2020 £60,230.26 £13,099.92 2018 - 2019 £66,590.77 £14,905.88 2017 - 2018 £60,832.67 £17,007.09 | |
| Question Number 3: A breakdown of the amount spent on taxis and courier services by reason for spend (for equipment, specimens, medicine etc) in each of the following financial years: • 2021-22 • 2020-21 • 2019-20 • 2018-19 • 2017-18 | |
| Answer To Question 3: We do not have the spend split between reasons for spend | |
| Question Number 4: The name of your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers | |
| Answer To Question 4: In-House Transport - Courier TNT - Courier Folio – Courier All The Sevens – Taxi City Cabs - Taxi | |
| Question Number 5: The annual value of your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers’ contracts | |
| Answer To Question 5: Approx values for 2021/22 TNT - £16K Folio – £500 All The Sevens – £500 City Cabs - £500 | |
| Question Number 6: The expiry dates of your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers’ contracts | |
| Answer To Question 6: All the sevens 30th September 2022 City Cabs Rolling Contract – no end date TNT Rolling Contract – no end date Folio Rolling Contract – no end date | |
| Question Number 7: The name of the framework(s) used to procure your courier/taxi/non-patient transport services suppliers’ contracts | |
| Answer To Question 7: Approx values for 2021/22 TNT - £16K Folio – £500 All The Sevens – £500 City Cabs - £500 | |
| Question Number 8: The total cost of the courier/taxi/non-patient transport services that are not outsourced but are managed in-house | |
| Answer To Question 8: £218,890 | |
| Question Number 9: The number of staff employed in managing the in-house contracts | |
| Answer To Question 9: Head of Facilities General Manager NUPT Manager Finance Manager Procurement Manager | |
| Question Number 10: The number of vehicles either owned or leased to meet the in house courier requirements | |
| Answer To Question 10: 8 | |
| Question Number 11: The name(s) and email(s) of the person(s) responsible for the management of courier/taxi/non-patient transport services | |
| Answer To Question 11: sft.facilitiesmanager@nhs.net | |
| Question Number 12: The name(s) and email(s) of the person(s) responsible for the procurement of courier/taxi/non-patient transport services | |
| Answer To Question 12: sft.procurement@nhs.net | |
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