Taxi and Private Hire Testing Service
Details
- Buyer
- Trafford Council
- Supplier(s)
- KAR AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES LTD
- Value
- £800,000
- Duration
- 9 months
- Topic
- Technical testing services
- Published
- 30 September 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published30 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date30 September 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date21 June 2027in 9 months
About the buyer
Trafford Council is a Greater Manchester local authority that procures supplies, services and works for residents and local businesses. STAR Procurement, a shared service run jointly with five neighbouring councils, manages most of its tenders and quotations. Every open tender is posted on The Chest, the shared regional e-procurement portal, where supplier registration is free. Larger opportunities are also advertised on the government's Contracts Finder service. The biggest contracts appear on the EU's Tenders Electronic Daily platform. STAR also runs procurement for Knowsley, Rochdale, St Helens, Stockport and Tameside councils.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of Trafford Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, construction work, and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 71632000 · Technical testing services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@trafford-council.gov |
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