Edinburgh City Council: accessible taxi fleet consultancy to go to market
The committee said officers are working with procurement colleagues to define the consultant’s task for work on licensed fleet accessibility. Timing is still uncertain, but the committee expects anything substantive to return post-election in 2027.
Edinburgh City Council · Scotland · 14 August 2026
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Officers said they are “working with our procurement colleagues” to define the consultant’s task and that it “would go out to the market,” but no tender or decision is yet recorded.
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we are working with our procurement colleagues to fully inform what would be the task for the consultants
Also said in the meeting
“that would go out to the market”
“I suspect anything substantive would come to the Council Committee post-election in 2027”
What we know
- Officers are working with procurement colleagues to define the consultant’s task.
- The work will go out to the market, but the route is not yet specified.
- Anything substantive is expected to come to committee post-election in 2027.
How this opportunity developed
First public mention — no earlier discussion found in this council’s meetings.
- 14 August 2026 · ConfirmedLicensing, Fees and HMO Pressure
This notice — the confirming discussion.
Why this is a signal, not noise
This is a live procurement signal because the committee confirmed the work will go to market and officers are actively defining the consultant brief.
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Source
Licensing, Fees and HMO Pressure, 14 August 2026
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How a supplier could follow up
- Monitor the council’s procurement notices for a forthcoming consultancy opportunity on licensed fleet accessibility.
- Prepare capability material covering accessibility policy, licensed fleet analysis, and transport procurement support.
- Track committee papers after the 2027 election for substantive follow-on work or implementation procurement.
Add this opportunity to your pipeline
Track it, generate a research brief, and get alerted the next time this council discusses it.