Annual taxi licence release tenders

*NEW* Transport for NSW Tender No: 2012/002 - now closed

Tender applications for the release of 46 Peak Availability (Driver Only) Annual Licences ( 2.2MB) closed at 12 noon, Friday 3 February 2012. Applications and tenders can no longer be submitted.

Key dates

2011/2012 Annual taxi licence release – tender results

Tender No: 2011/007 - 69 unrestricted annual taxi licences available for eligible taxi drivers only to apply

• 2011/007 – Table 1: Interim list of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)

Note: 3 licences remain to be issued in this category. A full list of prices and a separate list of successful applicants will be published when all licences in this category have been issued or by 8 July 2012, whichever is earlier.

Tender No: 2011/008 - 69 peak availability annual licences available for eligible taxi drivers only to apply

• 2011/008 – Table 1: Interim list of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)

Note: one licence remains to be issued in this category. A full list of prices and a separate list of successful applicants will be published when all licences in this category have been issued or by 8 July 2012, whichever is earlier.

This category was undersubscribed. The remaining 46 licences will be re-tendered.

Tender No: 2011/009 - 60 unrestricted annual class licences available for anyone to apply

• 2011/009 – Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2011/009 – Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price) 

The average licence fee for licences in this category was $34,652. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant – up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No: 2011/010 - 25 peak availability annual class licences available for anyone to apply

• 2011/010 – Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2011/010 – Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)

The average licence fee for licences in this category was $26,786. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant – up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No: 2011/011 – 4 fringe area (Richmond Windsor) annual class licences available for anyone to apply

• 2011/011 – Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2011/011 – Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)

The average licence fee for licences in this category was $28,240. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant – up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

2010/11 annual taxi licence release - Stage 1 tender results

There was strong interest in the Stage 1 tenders with 1,801 applications received for 250 licences. Taxi drivers were particularly interested in obtaining a taxi licence, comprising 58% of all applications and 47% of all applications in the categories that were open to anyone to apply.

Tender No. 2010/006 - 96 unrestricted taxi licences

• 2010/006 - Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants 
• 2010/006 - Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price) 

The average licence fee bid for licences in the Unrestricted category was $34,967 per annum. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant - up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No. 2010/010 - 90 unrestricted 'taxi driver only' taxi licences

• 2010/010 - Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants 
• 2010/010 - Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price) 

The average licence fee bid for licences in the Taxi Driver Only category was $33,636 per annum. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant - up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No. 2010/012 - 61 peak availability taxi licences

• 2010/012 - Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants 
• 2010/012 - Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price) 
• 2010/012 - Chart: Licences issued to taxi drivers, other individuals and corporations 

The average licence fee bid for licences in the Peak Availability category was $25,994 per annum. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant - up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No. 2010/013 - 3 fringe area (Helensburgh) taxi licences

• 2010/013 - Table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2010/013 - Table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price) 

The average licence fee bid for licences in the Fringe Area (Helensburgh) category was $2,002 per annum. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant - up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

2010/2011 annual taxi licence release – Stage 2 tender results

552 applications were received for the 66 licences. All the licences were open to anyone to apply.

Tender No: 2010/017 – 33 unrestricted taxi licences

• 2010/017 – table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2010/017 – table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)
• Tender No: 2010/017 – 33 unrestricted taxi licences  154KB

The average licence fee for licences in the Unrestricted category was $35,791. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant – up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No: 2010/018 – 29 peak availability taxi licences

• 2010/018 – table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2010/018 – table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)
• Tender No: 2010/018 – 29 peak availability taxi licences  153KB

The average licence fee for licences in Peak Availability category was $27,706. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant – up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Tender No: 2010/019 – 4 fringe area taxi licences – Richmond/Windsor

• 2010/019 – table 1: Alphabetical list of successful applicants
• 2010/019 – table 2: List of annual licence fees (lowest price to highest price)
• Tender No: 2010/019 – 4 fringe area taxi licences – Richmond/Windsor  79KB

The average licence fee for licences in fringe area Richmond/Windsor category was $20,020. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant – up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.

Interim issue of 100 new unrestricted annual taxi licences in Sydney

As an interim measure to get more taxis on the road as soon as possible, 100 new unrestricted annual taxi licences were tendered for operation in Sydney, prior to the first annual taxi licence issue which commenced from 1 July 2010.

There was strong interest in the licence tender, with 836 applications received, including 512 from taxi drivers, 130 from other individuals (including operators), 63 from taxi networks and 131 from other corporations (also including operators).

These licences have now been issued. The names of the successful applicants ( ) and, separately, the annual licence fees bid ( ) are available here, with Chart: Licences issued to taxi drivers, other individuals and corporations - 2010 interim release .

The average licence fee bid for the 100 unrestricted licences was $31,864 per annum. Licences may be renewed each year at the fee bid by the applicant - up to nine (9) times for a maximum of 10 years operation.