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Award

21 Oct 2026 at 11:26

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured taxi and passenger transport services for Keyham Lodge School. The requirement is described as a transport journey, with passenger vehicles supplied with a driver. The work is categorised as services and is associated with England. The procurement title identifies the school but does not describe the journey itself.

The contract has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. Hansom Airport Taxis was selected, with an award value of £22,207. The award date was 21 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 27 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The submission deadline was 21 October 2026. The process identifies no evaluation criteria, so the basis on which bids were compared is not stated here.

This award shows demand from Leicester City Council for a school-related taxi and passenger transport journey, delivered using vehicles with drivers. A future competitor would need to provide passenger transport services suited to this type of school requirement and be able to compete through the Council’s passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No particular accreditation, fleet size, staffing level or prior experience requirement is stated.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID: 37413 - KEYHAM LODGE SCHOOL

Notice Description

This contract is for the provision of transport services - journey stated in the title of this notice. It has been awarded following a Mini Competition under Council's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) PAN3059 - Passenger Transport Services. To find out more about this DPS and how to provide taxi services to the Council, please see Taxi firms tendering for contracts (leicester.gov.uk)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-002073b4-913b-4cb4-89c5-3501114f50ad
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88987825-cd41-47ad-bb92-d108b8629d3a
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60120000 - Taxi services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£22,207 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,207 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicester City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 1FZ
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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