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Published 30 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service

Official notice

Authority: Trafford Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD3)
Awarded value£800,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to KAR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract to carry out inspections of existing and proposed hackney carriage and private hire vehicles to ensure that they meet the standards of fitness as set out in: (a) the Trafford Council Manual of Inspections ; and (b) the Vehicle Inspectorate MoT Inspection Manual.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: North West
71632000 Technical testing services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
30 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2026, 15:57 BST
Authority reference
16512
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092525
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077dec Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification
Following an unsuccessful Invitation to Tender, where the two bids received were non compliant, the outcome was non award of the competitive procedure and switching to a direct award. A UK12 Notice was published in error to advise termination of the tender process. There is no income or expenditure to to Council as a result of awarding this contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £800,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
KAR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LTDSME1 Oct 2026 — 21 Jun 2027 · up to 21 Jun 2030Extensions: Option to extend for a further three years, in 12 month increments£800,000—Standstill

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Transparency notice published
    30 Sept 2026, 15:57 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Trafford Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGZW-1429-QQZQ Trafford Town Hall, Talbot Road, Manchester, North West, M32 0TH [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender