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37052 - CASTLE MEAD ACADEMY

Leicester City Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 10:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as “37052 – Castle Mead Academy”. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, supporting transport to or from Castle Mead Academy. The work is delivered in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. This is a services contract focused on providing a specific passenger journey rather than supplying vehicles alone. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport activity and is connected to its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. Businesses should therefore consider their ability to provide reliable, driver-operated transport for an academy-related route in the East Midlands.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. AZOOM was selected as the supplier. The award date was 17 July 2026, with an awarded value of £12,168. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 17 July 2026 at 9:00am. The procurement used a mini-competition route within the council’s DPS. The requirement was treated as a services procurement, covering taxi services and passenger transport vehicles with drivers. The award is active, and the tender status is complete. At award, the council stated that it was no longer seeking tenders for this requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Leicester City Council for dedicated, driver-operated passenger transport linked to Castle Mead Academy. A credible future competitor would need to provide taxi or passenger transport vehicle hire with drivers, organise dependable delivery of a named journey, and maintain the operational capacity to provide the service throughout a multi-year contract. Experience of school, academy or other passenger transport work would help demonstrate suitability, particularly where safeguarding, punctuality, route reliability and continuity matter. Suppliers should also be able to compete through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and respond effectively to mini-competitions. The council’s use of a DPS indicates a route for transport businesses to pursue similar, specific passenger journeys rather than relying only on large standalone tenders.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37052 - CASTLE MEAD ACADEMY

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-b5fd17-1f0680fa-2567-4f1c-839e-710495a54eee
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ad65eee-8560-4e88-881d-2a654294dfdd
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
£12,168 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£12,168 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 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

AZOOM

Further Information

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