Official UK procurement notice
Framework for Taxi Testing Services
Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTrafford Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced vehicle testing centres for the provision of taxi and private hire vehicle testing services.
Please see the tender documents for details.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 2 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
Prices to be charged by the successful contractors, to the vehicle owners who are using the services, are set by the Council. This contract is not a cost or income for the Council.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£898,622
- Economic & financial standing
Included in document 3A. Response Document (Procurement Specific Questionnaire), of the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Included in document 3A. Response Document (Procurement Specific Questionnaire), of the tender documents
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Quality Question 1: 10%
- Quality Question 2: 10%
- Quality Question 3: 20%
- Quality Question 4: 20%
- Quality Question 5: 10%
- Quality Question 6: 10%
- Social Value: 20%
Published award criteria (7)
- Quality Question 1
- Quality Question 2
- Quality Question 3
- Quality Question 4
- Quality Question 5
- Quality Question 6
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Included in document 3A. Response Document (Procurement Specific Questionnaire), of the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
Included in document 3A. Response Document (Procurement Specific Questionnaire), of the tender documents
- “Framework for Taxi Testing Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2029
- First published
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 14:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
12590- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-052430- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059061Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bidders must complete and return their Tender Response Documents via the Chest e-tendering system.
Project details for the chest are as follows
Name: Framework for Taxi Testing Services
Project ID - DN788896
Link to the Chest e-tendering system:
Timeline
29 Aug 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 12:40 BST
- Clarification questions by400 days ago22 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends393 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown29 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by349 days ago11 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published341 days ago19 Nov 2025, 14:16 GMT
- Contract starts329 days ago2 Dec 2025
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Aug 2025- Tender notice published29 Aug 2025, 12:40 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published19 Nov 2025, 14:16 GMTUK12
- Status changed to complete19 Nov 2025, 14:16 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 17 Nov 2025 | CancelledNon award of contract, due to no compliant bids received during tender stage. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender