# TC016 Private Hire and Hackney Carriage Vehicle Testing

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Bolton Council](/buyers/bolton-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Bolton Council \(Environmental Services\)
- Award value: £400,000
- Tender value: £400,000
- Award date: 31 January 2017
- Published: 22 July 2019
- Contract start: 18 February 2017
- Contract end: 17 February 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f9e87faf-a7b5-412d-9ea5-f320e14599d2-303062
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4933e82c-97b7-4c59-983e-5181836ef42c

## Description

The Council has a statutory duty, provided by the Local Government \(Miscellaneous Provisions\) Act 1976, to ensure that all PHV's and HCV's that operate within the borough's boundaries undergo regular mechanical and bodywork compliance checks to ensure their suitability to be used as 'taxis' licensed by the Council\. The Authority is seeking to appoint up to six DVSA Accredited Contractors to carry out the HCV/ PHV tests on the Framework Agreement\. The proprietors of the vehicles shall make the decision as to which approved test station they wish to go to\.

## Related contract awards

- [\(TC149\) - Single Homeless Emergency Accommodation - Direct Award](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-0933160c-71f4-4a84-bc37-129db3386d7e): Bolton Council
- [TC172 - Hire and Maintenance of Compact Sweepers](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-64714a99-fd9b-44df-bf60-2536367bbb8d): Bolton Council
- [TC141 - Enhanced Offender Support Intervention Service - Mini Competition](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-81575030-17c6-4911-878b-1e91a550ea0e): Bolton Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f9e87faf-a7b5-412d-9ea5-f320e14599d2-303062)