Official UK procurement notice
Taxi Driver Competency Tests
Authority: South Cambridgeshire District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)
Published estimate£200,000≈ £67k / year · £240,000 inc. VAT15% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2026awarded 17 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Safe4Schools LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 13 Sept 2029 · up to 13 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 14 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSCDC is letting a concessionary services contract to appoint a provider who can provide a live, invigilated secure online classroom style or an in-person classroom environment for the undertaking of the taxi driver competency and knowledge tests. The actual content for the competency tests will be provided by the Council.
CPV: Personnel-training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 28 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-065099- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c863Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 5 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Jul 2026 → 29 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published107 days ago10 Jul 2026, 11:59 BST
- Clarification questions by86 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline81 days ago5 Aug 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by58 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts42 days ago14 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent39 days ago17 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published37 days ago18 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Standstill ends26 days ago29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2026- Tender notice published10 Jul 2026, 11:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published18 Sept 2026, 15:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete18 Sept 2026, 15:42 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £170,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe4Schools LTDSME5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2029 · up to 4 Oct 2031Extensions: This contract is for 3-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years. · Options: This contract is for 3-year term with the option to extend each and every year for a further 2 years. | £170,000 | 17 Sept 2026standstill to 29 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SAFE4SCHOOLS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender