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37315 - MARRIOTT PRIMARY

Leicester City Council

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21 Sep 2026 at 10:02

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council bought passenger transport services for the journey identified as “Marriott Primary”. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, classified under CPV 60120000 and 60170000. Delivery is in the East Midlands. This is a service contract for transporting passengers rather than a vehicle supply, construction or general logistics requirement. The council is the buying organisation and is based in Leicester. The procurement formed part of the council’s passenger transport activity, with the specific journey linked to Marriott Primary. Businesses considering similar work for this buyer should therefore be able to provide booked passenger journeys using suitable vehicles and drivers, and operate within the East Midlands area.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The award was made on 21 September 2026, with the response deadline having been 21 September 2026 at 9am. CITYRIDES LTD was selected for a contract worth £28,057. The contract period runs from 23 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The award is active. The process used a service procurement route within the council’s passenger transport DPS; the published information describes the outcome as a completed mini-competition. The requirement was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. This opportunity is therefore an awarded transport contract, not an invitation to submit a tender.

This award shows that Leicester City Council purchases dedicated passenger transport for individual school-related journeys, using a DPS mini-competition route. A credible future competitor would need an established taxi or private-hire passenger transport operation, vehicles suitable for the required journey, appropriately qualified drivers and the operational capacity to deliver reliable scheduled services throughout the contract. Familiarity with council booking and contract-management processes would also help, as would the ability to respond efficiently to mini-competitions under a dynamic purchasing system. The recorded requirement was treated as unsuitable for SMEs, so the buyer’s expected scale and supplier capability may favour larger operators or businesses with substantial capacity. Firms already delivering school or assisted passenger transport in the East Midlands would have relevant experience for comparable requirements from this council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37315 - MARRIOTT PRIMARY

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-b5fd17-1c012024-dd6c-49d1-a4e9-96d3fa6ec59b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/252d56b2-d9af-4915-a50f-5bfb2a835218
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£28,057 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,057 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
23 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
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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

CITY RIDES

Further Information

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