Official UK procurement notice
Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Fitness Inspection
Authority: Mid Sussex District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMid Sussex District Council ("the Council") invites Tenders for the provision of Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Vehicle Fitness Inspection as set out in these documents.
The Commencement Date for the delivery of the services is scheduled to be on Friday 01 August 2025 at 00:00 hours. The Contract will be awarded for a period of 5 years until Wednesday 31 July 2030
The Council is procuring this Contract following a Tender process under the Council's Procurement Code and will be awarding three Contracts for the provision of all services detailed within the Specification.
The Council is seeking to Contract with an organisation that will manage the Services to the highest levels of satisfaction, professional standards and cost effectiveness. The Contractor will be expected to deliver improvements to service delivery and value for money over the life of the Contract.
The Council's key objectives for this Contract are:
- To obtain a quality and efficient service for the Council's licence holders
- Compliance with relevant legislation
It is a legislative requirement that MOT testing facilities for Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles must be situated within the Mid-Sussex District boundaries.
The Council has set the fee for a fitness test at £53 for the duration of the 5 year contract. By submitting a tender, you are agreeing to charge for fitness tests on this basis.
CPV: Technical automobile inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£163,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: Quality 100% Price 0% (The Council will set the fee for a fitness test at £53 for the duration of the initial 5 year contract. By submitting a tender, you are agreeing to charge for fitness tests on this basis).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 May 2025, 10:50 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Oct 2025, 15:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
MSDC - 038423- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019628- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e82Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 23 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 May 2025 → 28 Oct 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published8 May 2025, 10:50 BST
- Clarification questions by23 May 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline9 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025
- Latest notice published353 days ago28 Oct 2025, 15:28 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 8 May 2025- Tender notice published8 May 2025, 10:50 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published28 Oct 2025, 15:28 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A&E AUTOS LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
| Mr MOTSME | — | — | Awarded |
| V. & A. AUTOMOTIVE LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · A&E AUTOS LTDSME
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £65,472
- Period
- 6 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Contract 2 · Mr MOTSME
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £65,472
- Period
- 6 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Contract 3 · V. & A. AUTOMOTIVE LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 5 Sept 2025
- Value
- £65,472
- Period
- 6 Sept 2025 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- A&E AUTOS LTDAwarded supplier
- Mr MOTAwarded supplier
- V. & A. AUTOMOTIVE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender