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37099 _ willow bank

Leicester City Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 09:47

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as Willow Bank. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, rather than the supply of vehicles without drivers. The work is categorised as services and is to be delivered in the East Midlands. The council is the buying organisation and the requirement sits within its passenger transport service needs. The arrangement is relevant to taxi operators, private-hire vehicle businesses and other providers able to deliver passenger journeys with drivers for a public-sector customer in the East Midlands.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Leicester City Council selected hansom airport taxis on 3 August 2026, following a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The awarded value is £17,538 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 9:00am. The procurement used the council’s DPS route rather than a standalone open tender. The published evaluation basis is the requirement for the specified taxi and passenger transport service; detailed scoring criteria are not stated. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The award indicates demand from Leicester City Council for dependable, driver-provided passenger transport on defined journeys, with taxi services and private-hire vehicles forming the relevant supplier market. A credible future competitor would need the vehicles, drivers, operational control and safeguarding or passenger-service arrangements needed to deliver journeys consistently in the East Midlands. Experience of providing scheduled or contracted passenger transport would help demonstrate reliability, capacity and service continuity. Suppliers should also be able to participate through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and respond to mini-competitions under its passenger transport arrangements. The buyer marked this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating a preference for established operators with sufficient scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37099 _ willow bank

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-b5fd17-3007edfe-46e7-4463-9771-f472c0aaa7fb
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99973bb8-dcb3-4209-a962-32c8f14b3755
Current Stage
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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
£17,538 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£17,538 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
25 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

HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD

Further Information

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