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37259 - ELMBROOK SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 09:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport services for a journey associated with Elmbrook School. The requirement is categorised as taxi services, including the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is in the East Midlands, with Leicester City Council as the buying organisation. The procurement concerns a specific school transport journey rather than a general transport service. It is relevant to taxi operators, private hire businesses and passenger transport providers able to provide safe, reliable journeys for school-related travel. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangements and relates to a named school route or journey, although the route itself is not described here.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The contract was awarded to CITYRIDES on 10 September 2026 for £25,143. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 10 September 2026 at 9:00am. The contract uses a services procurement route for taxi and passenger transport with drivers. The published outcome records one active award and one supplier. The tender stated that tenders were no longer being sought at the point of award. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates that Leicester City Council buys dedicated school passenger transport through mini-competitions within its passenger transport purchasing system. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate taxi or private hire passenger transport with drivers and have the vehicles, drivers and operational capacity to provide a dependable school journey. It would also need to understand the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and be able to respond effectively to individual mini-competition requirements. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with established capacity for this type of council transport service. Relevant experience in scheduled school journeys and reliable day-to-day service delivery would strengthen a competing offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37259 - ELMBROOK 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) Additional information: At the point of award, we are no longer seeking tenders

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-197dfa05-3f71-494c-842c-59fcac9a7900
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e73df96-de30-469d-8410-867cc7efac0a
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
Not specified
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
£25,143 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,143 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Sep 20266 days ago
Contract Period
14 Sep 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

CITY RIDES

Further Information

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