In November 2017, tenders were opened for 32 taxi licences in the Sydney Metropolitan area. The licences have been issued to successful tenderers, and tender results can be found here.
This was the first of two tenders for a total of 62 licences to be released in the 2017-18 financial year, as determined by Transport for NSW. The tender for the remaining 30 licences will be announced in the coming weeks.
For more information, you can read the Transport for NSW 2017/18 Annual Taxi Licence Determination.