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37057 - THE CITY OF LEICESTER COLLEGE

Leicester City Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 10:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council bought passenger transport services for a journey associated with The City of Leicester College. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, including the provision of the relevant journey. Delivery is in the East Midlands. This is a service contract for a council-managed passenger transport requirement, rather than the purchase of vehicles or equipment. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, through its Passenger and Transport Services function. The opportunity is therefore relevant to taxi operators, private hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to provide driver-led journeys in the East Midlands, particularly those familiar with education-related transport requirements and working with local authorities.

The procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. It used an open procedure, and the tender is complete. The contract was awarded to hansomtaxis@gmail.com on 16 July 2026 for £17,538. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original tender value was also £17,538. The award is active and covers the same passenger transport requirement for the City of Leicester College journey. The process shows that the council uses its passenger transport DPS to run individual competitions for specific journeys, with the successful supplier appointed for a defined service period.

For suppliers that did not win this requirement, the procurement is a clear example of the type of work Leicester City Council places through its passenger transport DPS. A credible future competitor would need to be a taxi or private hire operator, or another passenger transport provider, with suitable drivers and vehicles capable of delivering the required journeys reliably. The ability to respond to individual mini-competitions under the council’s DPS is important, as is understanding council procedures and the practical needs of education-related passenger transport. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller local operators may be well placed where they can demonstrate dependable operational capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37057 - THE CITY OF LEICESTER COLLEGE

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-b5fd17-15358a76-07cd-40f1-bcc8-b4d7b7c43835
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ceca8a61-b51c-4d91-b44c-0ddb71035381
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£17,538 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£17,538 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
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
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

hansomtaxis@gmail.com

Further Information

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