Notice Information
Notice Title
Taxi Demand Surveys
Notice Description
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Transport Consultant to conduct surveys of taxi demand in the city of Edinburgh.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Transport Consultant to conduct taxi demand surveys in the city of Edinburgh. This is required to fulfil the Council's statutory duty under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982. The Act permits the Council to restrict the issuing of taxi licences if they can demonstrate that there is no significant unmet demand for taxi services in the Council's area.. Please see tender documentation for further information.
Renewal: This contract will be let for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for up to a further 12-month period if a second survey is required in Year 4.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000780260
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532640
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
79311000 - Survey services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £60,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £56,277 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Dec 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 4 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- It is envisaged that this contract opportunity will be advertised in the first quarter of 2028 if the extension options are not undertaken, otherwise in the final quarter of 2028.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Kelly Faulds
- Contact Email
- kelly.faulds@edinburgh.gov.uk, nicole.sherry@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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT516096
Taxi Demand Surveys - The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Transport Consultant to conduct surveys of taxi demand in the city of Edinburgh. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN522836
Taxi Demand Surveys - The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Transport Consultant to conduct surveys of taxi demand in the city of Edinburgh. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532640
Taxi Demand Surveys - The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) requires a Transport Consultant to conduct surveys of taxi demand in the city of Edinburgh.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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