✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 6 Oct 2026, 14:42.
Opportunity overview
The provision of a secure, web-based test delivery service to support the Council’s Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Drivers Licence process. The service will be used to administer online knowledge tests to applicants in a controlled and auditable way, producing consistent results and supporting fair assessments. The Council is going to market to identify a supplier that can provide a robust platform, appropriate support and maintenance, and assurance of test integrity. Test will be taken by applicants on infrastructure provided by the Council and hosted on Council premises with Council staff providing all checking and invigilation processes. The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months with the option to extended for an additional 12-month period.
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094247-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Sheffield City Council is seeking a secure web-based platform to deliver and administer online knowledge tests for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence applicants. The Council will provide the on-site infrastructure, staff checks and invigilation. The supplier must provide the platform, support, maintenance and test-integrity assurance.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers of secure online assessment or test-delivery platforms that can operate on customer-provided, on-premises infrastructure and support auditable testing.
Key points identified
Secure web-based platformProvide a secure, web-based test delivery service.Evidence: “The provision of a secure, web-based test delivery service”
Auditable testingAdminister online knowledge tests in a controlled and auditable way, producing consistent results.Evidence: “administer online knowledge tests to applicants in a controlled and auditable way, producing consistent results”
Support and maintenanceProvide appropriate support and maintenance.Evidence: “appropriate support and maintenance”
96% approved-analysis confidence5 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Sheffield City Council is seeking a secure web-based platform to deliver and administer online knowledge tests for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire Driver Licence applicants. The Council will provide the on-site infrastructure, staff checks and invigilation. The supplier must provide the platform, support, maintenance and test-integrity assurance.
Who this may suit
Suitable for providers of secure online assessment or test-delivery platforms that can operate on customer-provided, on-premises infrastructure and support auditable testing.
Key deliverables
Secure web-based test delivery platform
Online administration of driver knowledge tests
Controlled, auditable test results
Support and maintenance
Assurance of test integrity
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
5 criteria identified
Secure web-based platform
99% confidence
Provide a secure, web-based test delivery service.
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“The provision of a secure, web-based test delivery service”
Auditable testing
98% confidence
Administer online knowledge tests in a controlled and auditable way, producing consistent results.
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“administer online knowledge tests to applicants in a controlled and auditable way, producing consistent results”
Support and maintenance
97% confidence
Provide appropriate support and maintenance.
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“appropriate support and maintenance”
Test integrity
98% confidence
Provide assurance of test integrity.
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“assurance of test integrity”
Supplier eligibility conditions
99% confidence
Unknown
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No selection or eligibility criteria are stated in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Estimated maximum value
98% confidence
£20,000 GBP
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Opportunity value_max: 20000 GBP; lot value: 20000 GBP.
Initial term
99% confidence
12 months
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“The contract will be for an initial period of 12 months”
Extension option
98% confidence
Option to extend for an additional 12 months
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“with the option to extended for an additional 12-month period”
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidence
Unknown
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or evaluation weighting is stated in the supplied notice data.
Delivery
Delivery model
99% confidence
Tests will be taken using Council-provided infrastructure at Council premises.
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“Test will be taken by applicants on infrastructure provided by the Council and hosted on Council premises”
Council operational role
99% confidence
Council staff will carry out checking and invigilation.
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“Council staff providing all checking and invigilation processes”
procurement_method_details: “Below threshold - open competition”.
Notice status
99% confidence
Open tender
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display_status: open; source_status: active.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
3 November 2026, 16:00 UTC
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submission_deadline: 2026-11-03T16:00:00+00:00.
Published date
99% confidence
6 October 2026
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published_at: 2026-10-06T13:03:13+01:00.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Technical integration and hosting risk
95% confidence
The platform must operate using Council-provided infrastructure and at Council premises; detailed technical, security and integration requirements are not stated.
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“infrastructure provided by the Council and hosted on Council premises”; no technical specification is supplied.
Test integrity requirements
98% confidence
Test-integrity assurance is required, but the specific controls, standards and evidence required are unknown.
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“assurance of test integrity”; no detailed controls are stated.
Commercial scale
90% confidence
The stated maximum value is £20,000, which may constrain implementation, support and maintenance scope.
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Opportunity value_max: 20000 GBP.
Contract commencement
99% confidence
Unknown
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No contract start date is supplied.
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