{"id":723604,"date":"2026-08-02T00:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/723604\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:24:16","slug":"cab-my-ride-awarded-taxi-contract-for-southampton-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/723604\/","title":{"rendered":"Cab My Ride awarded taxi contract for Southampton hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Cab My Ride, based in Southampton, has been awarded the Taxi and Courier Services contract for\u00a0University Hospital Southampton (UHS) NHS Foundation Trust.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Arjan Sahota, director of Cab My Ride, said: &#8220;Being selected by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is one of the proudest moments in our company&#8217;s history.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;As a local business, it means a great deal to us to support the dedicated NHS staff who care for our community every day.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyecho.co.uk\/admin\/?article_id=26426173#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">University Hospital Southampton cuts carbon emissions<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Cab My Ride&#8217;s operations team will provide around-the-clock support. (Image: Cab My Ride)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cab My Ride will operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, supporting the movement of patients, NHS staff, medication and urgent operational journeys.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The service will extend across Southampton and the wider region.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Unlike a traditional taxi operator, Cab My Ride combines professional transport operations with an in-house technology platform.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This offers the trust real-time journey management, improved reporting, and greater governance.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Mr Sahota said: &#8220;This partnership is about much more than providing transport.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It is about helping patients, supporting frontline teams, and delivering a reliable service that people can depend on.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We&#8217;ve invested heavily in our technology, our people, and our operational standards to ensure we deliver a service that reflects the importance of the trust&#8217;s work.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We look forward to supporting UHS throughout the contract term and continuing to invest in innovative transport solutions that benefit both healthcare professionals and patients.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The company will equip University Hospital Southampton with customised tools to manage online, telephone and mobile app bookings.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Features include live tracking, approval workflows and comprehensive audit trails.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cab My Ride\u2019s team will offer round-the-clock support, backed by a network of drivers across Southampton and Hampshire.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The company has focused on growth through investment in electric vehicles, smart dispatch systems and customer experience.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It also emphasises compliance monitoring and supporting local employment.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  To ensure a smooth rollout, the transport provider will work closely with the trust during mobilisation.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cab My Ride currently serves individual passengers, businesses, public sector clients and healthcare providers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The company delivers transport solutions across Hampshire, the South Coast and the rest of the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cab My Ride, based in Southampton, has been awarded the Taxi and Courier Services contract for\u00a0University Hospital Southampton&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":723605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-723604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=723604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/723604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/723605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=723604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=723604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=723604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}