Official UK procurement notice
Unescorted Passenger Journeys Framework Agreement
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFramework agreement for transport by taxi or private hire car of unescorted passengers on ad hoc journeys mainly within the City of Edinburgh Council local authority area.
- Recurrence: 1 April 2026
CPV: Road transport services · Taxi services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The City of Edinburgh Council intends to establish a ranked Framework Agreement with a…CancelledRenewal
The City of Edinburgh Council intends to establish a ranked Framework Agreement with a maximum of three Contractors for the purpose of transport by taxi or private hire car of unescorted passengers on ad hoc journeys mainly within the City of Edinburgh Council local authority area.
See tender documents for further details.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Suitability
Contractors must provide licensed hire car/s with suitably qualified and licensed driver/s that meets the requirements of the Low Emission Zone. A Licensed Hire Car is defined as a vehicle licensed as a taxi or private hire car in terms of Section 10 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 and which complies with the tender specifications.
- Economic & financial standing
This Section refers to Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP 3m for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may exclu… - Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
- Technical & professional ability
Suitably qualified and licensed drivers with licensed hire cars in compliance with the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Unescorted Passenger Journeys Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 1 April 2026
- First published
- 20 Oct 2022, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 14 Mar 2023, 13:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Nov 2022 – …
- Authority reference
CT1093- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-007397- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037783Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: It is a mandatory requirement that Tendering Organisations with more than 5 employees have in place a Health & Safety Policy which is approved at a senior level within the Organisation and is reviewed regularly. Bidders should confirm that this condition has been met within the response to this question. Where a Bidder does not have a Health & Safety Policy and is required to do so, the Council may exclude the Bidder from the competition. (SC Ref:725893)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
22 Nov 2022 → 14 Mar 2023 · 3 dates- Bids opened22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published14 Mar 2023, 13:23 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2022- Deadline moved to 28 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT18 Nov 2022, 10:08 GMT+6 days · was 22 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled14 Mar 2023, 13:23 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 22 Nov 2022 | 28 Nov 2022 | +6 d |
To allow time to respond to clarification questions.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.