Notice Information
Notice Title
Taxi services
Notice Description
Taxi services in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Lot Information
Edinburgh Taxi Services
Taxi services in Edinburgh and surrounding areas
Renewal: 24 months
Glasgow Taxi ServicesTaxi Services in Glasgow and surrounding areas
Renewal: 24 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000814783
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551853
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60120000 - Taxi services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £40,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £14,271 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MIDLOTHIAN
- Postcode
- EH22 1FD
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Midlothian
- Electoral Ward
- Dalkeith
- Westminster Constituency
- Midlothian
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542710&idx=2
4th November 2025 - Supplier security questionnaire -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=NOV542710&idx=1
4th November 2025 - SQA2544 ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV542710
Taxi services - Taxi services in Edinburgh and Glasgow -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551853
Taxi services - Taxi services in Edinburgh and Glasgow
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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