Award

Taxi & Private Hire Driver Medicals

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

26 Feb 2024 at 11:03

Tender

19 Jul 2023 at 13:57

Planning

26 May 2023 at 13:03

Summary of the contracting process

The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded a contract for "Taxi & Private Hire Driver Medicals" to YourGP Group Ltd. The contract, with a value of £780,400, was signed on 31st January 2024. The procurement falls under the health services category and entails providing medical advice regarding fitness to drive a taxi or private hire vehicle. The medical provider must assess both new license applicants and existing drivers, with specific age-related re-examination criteria.

This contract presents an opportunity for medical service providers, particularly those offering health services and services provided by medical personnel. The City of Edinburgh Council has emphasised the need for a prompt payment clause and active monitoring of payment performance. Businesses that can meet the Council's requirements for medical assessments and have a commitment to prompt payment processes would be well-suited to compete for this contract and potentially expand their operations.

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Notice Title

Taxi & Private Hire Driver Medicals

Notice Description

The City of Edinburgh Council requires a medical provider to deliver medical advice to the Licensing Service regarding a person's fitness to drive a taxi or private hire vehicle.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a medical provider to deliver medical advice to the Licensing Service regarding a person's fitness to drive a taxi or private hire vehicle. The medical provider will be required to examine all new license applicant's fitness to meet DVLA Group 2 standards in order to drive a taxi or private hire vehicle in accordance with Council regulations. In addition, any currently licensed drivers aged 60 will be re-examined every time they renew their license and any driver over the age of 65 will be re-examined annually. There are a total of approximately 5208 licensed taxi and private hire drivers with the Council.

Renewal: The Council wishes to hold the option to extend for up to a further 12 months, undertaken at the sole discretion of the Council.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cfd8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006069-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£448,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£780,400 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Feb 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
9 Jul 2023Expired
Award Date
31 Jan 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
If the full contract period is undertaken, this requirement shall likely be re-tendered in mid 2027

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Callum Ewan
Contact Email
callum.ewan@edinburgh.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH8 8BG
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

YOURGP GROUP

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