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Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Vehicle Examination Framework.
Published 5 Sep 2025
5 Sep 2025
Closed 6 Oct 2025
- Primary CPV
-
50100000 *
Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Greater Manchester, North West
- Value
- £300,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
10/01/2026 09/01/2028
- Contract Types
-
50 *Repair & maintenance servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU, United Kingdom · UKD3
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (20%)
- Quality (60%)
- Social Value (20%)
- Link to advert · Bidding Documents
Related tenders
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
50100000 *
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Reference: TC016
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council ("the Authority") is prepared to receive tenders for their Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Vehicle Examination Framework.
This procurement exercise is being run as a Closed Framework Agreement under the Procurement Act 2023. The Authority will appoint up to six DVSA Accredited Contractors (the "Providers") to carry out the HCV/ PHV tests on the Framework Agreement.
The proprietors of the vehicles (the "Vehicle Proprietor"), shall make the decision as to which approved test station they wish to go to.
The Framework will start on 10 January 2026 for two years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
Full CPV breakdown
- 50100000 — Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- A break clause after two years allows the Council to review the providers and opt to extend for a further two years, but only if the providers continue to meet the contractual requirements.
- Framework agreement
- Yes
- Framework details
- Direct Award - The Vehicle Proprietor shall make the decision as to which approved test station they wish to go to.
- Submission method
- www.the-chest.org.uk
- Enquiries close
- 29 Sep 2025
- Award decision expected
- 19 Dec 2025
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 05 Sep 2025 10:03
- Deadline
- 06 Oct 2025 16:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0594ab
- Notice ID
- TC016
Full notice record
69 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Address › Street | Town Hall, Victoria Square |
| Address › Town / city | Bolton |
| Address › Postcode | BL1 1RU |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKD36 |
| Contact › Email | corporate.procurement@bolton.gov.uk |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | http://www.bolton.gov.uk |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council |
Tender
| Title | Hackney Carriage & Private Hire Vehicle Examination Framework. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKD3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £300,000 |
| Value › Value | £300,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement | Yes |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Maximum Participants | 6 |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Method | Without reopening competition |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Type | open |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Buyer Categories | GMCA Authorities |
| Techniques › Framework agreement › Description | Direct Award - The Vehicle Proprietor shall make the decision as to which approved test station they wish to go to. |
| How to submit | www.the-chest.org.uk |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 6 Oct 2025 |
| Questions period › End | 29 Sep 2025 |
| Award decision period › End | 19 Dec 2025 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £300,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £300,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 20 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Type | technical |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 10 Jan 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 9 Jan 2028 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 9 Jan 2030 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | A break clause after two years allows the Council to review the providers and opt to extend for a further two years, but only if the providers continue to meet the contractual requirements. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Bidding documents |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Link to advert |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=0ec2f651-a489-f011-8... |
| Document › Document 3 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 3 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 3 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054149-2025 |
| Document › Document 3 › Published | 5 Sep 2025 |