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title: "Taxi Services"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000840165"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Edinburgh College"
published: "2026-08-13"
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# Taxi Services

Buyer: Edinburgh College  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000840165

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## Summary

Edinburgh College is buying taxi services for itself and Edinburgh Napier University. The requirement is for passenger transport by taxi, covering journeys connected with the two education organisations and their activities. Edinburgh College is based at Bankhead Drive, Sighthill, Edinburgh, while Edinburgh Napier University is based at Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh. The contracting category is services, specifically taxi and road passenger transport. The opportunity is relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms and passenger transport providers able to serve the organisations’ required delivery locations and manage bookings and journeys for institutional customers. The service is being procured as a single requirement rather than separate lots, so suppliers should be able to provide the full taxi service across the stated locations.

The procurement reached tender: Edinburgh College invited offers through an open procedure. Bids were to be submitted electronically by 16 September 2026 at 12:00 UTC, with bid opening scheduled for 13:00 UTC the same day. The contract period is 720 days, with two optional 12-month extensions. Bids must remain valid for 90 days, and variants are not allowed. The contract uses electronic ordering and permits electronic invoicing. The service is expected to recur, with a subsequent procurement indicated for July 2028 if no extensions are used, or July 2030 if both extensions are used. The tender documents identify economic and technical selection criteria, and submissions must be in English.

This opportunity suits established taxi companies, private-hire operators and passenger transport businesses with sufficient vehicles, licensed drivers and operational capacity to support two public education bodies. Suppliers should be able to coordinate scheduled and ad hoc journeys, manage demand across the required delivery locations, and maintain reliable service levels for institutional users. The single-lot structure favours providers able to cover the whole requirement rather than firms offering only a narrow local service. Experience of serving colleges, universities or other organisations with regular account-based transport would be useful. Businesses must also be comfortable with electronic tendering, electronic ordering and electronic invoicing, and able to submit a compliant English-language bid without alternative service variants.

## Notice

Taxi Services for Edinburgh College and Edinburgh Napier University

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Taxi Services for Edinburgh College and Edinburgh Napier University

Renewal: 2 x 12 month extensions available

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562298 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | July 2028 if no extensions utilised July 2030 if all extensions utilised |

## Values

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

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Edinburgh College |
| Additional buyers | Edinburgh Napier University |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Postcode area | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH11 4DE |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Sighthill/Gorgie |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South West |
| Delivery location | TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian, TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 60120000 - Taxi services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2026 at 01:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562298

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=AUG562298
  Taxi Services - Taxi Services for Edinburgh College and Edinburgh Napier University

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000840165
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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