Decision details

Approval to award contract for Taxi Testing

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Legal and Democratic Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Council is responsible for ensuring the safety of the public when using licensed hackney carriage and private hire vehicles. A key aspect of this is ensuring that vehicles have the relevant annual safety checks, including the Council’s own standards, in addition to the standard MOT required of other road vehicles. This tender was required to ensure that a suitable testing station carries out this work on behalf of the Council.

Decision:

The approval to award contract for Taxi testing for a 4 year period to EDS Treads

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - award contract to sole tenderer
Option 2 - to not award contract

Publication date: 02/02/2021

Date of decision: 01/02/2021

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