---
title: "Prior Information Notice - Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000743499"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL"
published: "2023-09-01"
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# Prior Information Notice - Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service

Buyer: SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000743499

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## Summary

The South Ayrshire Council is currently at the planning stage of a procurement process for the provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service. This market scoping exercise seeks notes of interest from experienced service providers to ensure MOTs, licensing inspections, and meter tests for taxis and private hire vehicles in South Ayrshire. The future notice date for this tender is set for 22nd September 2023.

This tender by the South Ayrshire Council presents an opportunity for service providers in the transportation industry to offer their expertise in taxi and private hire vehicle testing services. Businesses with experience in vehicle testing, MOTs, and licensing inspections would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The planned procurement process aims to enhance safety and compliance in the transportation sector within South Ayrshire.

## Notice

South Ayrshire Council is undertaking a market scoping exercise, under Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, seeking notes of interest from suitably experienced and competent Service Providers for the Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service to ensure that MOT's, licensing inspections and meter tests for taxis and private hire vehicles, operating in South Ayrshire, are completed.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

South Ayrshire Council is undertaking a market scoping exercise, under Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, seeking notes of interest from suitably experienced and competent Service Providers for the Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service to ensure that MOT's, licensing inspections and meter tests for taxis and private hire vehicles, operating in South Ayrshire, are completed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487362 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | AYR |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode | KA7 1DR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM94 South Ayrshire |
| Local authority | South Ayrshire |
| Electoral ward | Ayr West |
| Westminster constituency | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71631200 - Technical automobile inspection services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487362

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=SEP487362&idx=1
  1st September 2023 - Prior Information Notice: QQ-44-23 - Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487362
  Prior Information Notice - Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service - South Ayrshire Council is undertaking a market scoping exercise, under Regulation 40 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, seeking notes of interest from suitably experienced and competent Service Providers for the Provision of a Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service to ensure that MOT's, licensing inspections and meter tests for taxis and private hire vehicles, operating in South Ayrshire, are completed.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000743499
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=743499

## Provenance

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