Public Protection: GB-Telford: Taxi Driver Awareness Training & Driving Standards Assessment

Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Telford: Taxi Driver Awareness Training & Driving Standards Assessment
2. Awarding Authority:
    Telford & Wrekin Council
    Darby House, Lawn Central, Telford, TF3 4JA, United Kingdom
    Tel. 01952 381818, Email: anita.hunt@telford.gov.uk, URL: www.telford.gov.uk
    Contact: Anita Hunt, Attn: Anita Hunt
3. Contract Type: Services
      Sub Type: Other services.

4. Description: Taxi services. Driving-test services. The purpose of the Council’s Taxi Driver Awareness Training, Knowledge Test and Driving Standards Assessment is to:
•Train Applicants for Dual Driver Licences in the Council’s conditions of licence.
•Train Applicants for Dual Driver Licences in the provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 in relation to Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Licences.
•Train Applicants for Dual Driver Licences in their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.
•Train Applicants for Dual Driver Licences in the awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation and “County Lines”.
•Train Applicants in any other subject relating to Hackney Carriage/Private Hire driving which might from time to time arise.

The purpose of the Council’s Taxi Driving Standards Assessment (practical driving test) is to :
•Ensure that Applicants for Dual Driver Licences can correctly answer two vehicle safety checks.
•Ensure that Applicants for Dual Driver Licences are assessed in Advanced Driving Techniques appropriate for a professional taxi driver.
5. CPV Codes:
   60120000 - Taxi services.
   80411100 - Driving-test services.

6. NUTS Codes :
   UKG21 - Telford and Wrekin

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Telford and Wrekin,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category J: 25K to 50K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 22/01/2023 12:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
   Not Provided
   
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The documents for this opportunity are available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com and you must register on this site to respond. Suppliers must log in and add the Tender Access Code T59VUB6PA2 following any instructions provided.

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Please note the Estimated Value of Requirement at Section 9. is subject to fees, volume of work (and includes the option to extend until 2026)
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TKR-202313-PRO-21852838
Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/04/2023
Period of Work End date: 31/03/2026