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SEN19025-SEN- W/C TAXI-Ashfield Academy

Leicestershire County Council

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25 Jul 2026 at 14:39

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured specialist transport services for Ashfield Academy, under requirement SEN19025-SEN-W/C TAXI-Ashfield Academy. The service is a wheelchair-accessible taxi for special educational needs transport, intended to carry passengers who require an adapted vehicle. The procurement is categorised as transport services, covering delivery in England. The buying organisation is Leicestershire County Council, based at County Hall in Glenfield, Leicester. This is a passenger transport requirement rather than a general vehicle supply contract: relevant businesses are operators able to provide wheelchair-accessible taxi services for a school or education setting and support special educational needs journeys. The requirement is associated with one identified academy and one transport service category.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Leicestershire County Council used an open procedure, with submissions due by 22 July 2026 at 23:59. The contract was awarded on 25 July 2026 to Cityrides Leicester Ltd for £38,714. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement’s estimated value was also £38,714. It was treated as a services contract and marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. The available procurement information identifies the open procedure but does not set out a separate quality, price or other evaluation weighting.

This award provides a clear example of demand from Leicestershire County Council for specialist school transport combining special educational needs provision with wheelchair-accessible taxi capability. Businesses considering comparable work for this buyer would need to operate suitable accessible vehicles and deliver passenger transport reliably in an education environment. They would also need to understand the practical demands of transporting passengers with additional needs, although the procurement does not publish further staffing, safeguarding, vehicle or accreditation requirements. The council marked this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and awarded it to a large transport supplier, indicating that established operational capacity and the ability to provide a dependable service were commercially relevant. Passenger transport operators with accessible-taxi experience are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEN19025-SEN- W/C TAXI-Ashfield Academy

Notice Description

SEN19025-SEN- W/C TAXI-Ashfield Academy

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-324c6637-5afb-49f3-82e2-eaf71ab46234
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ff3a41e3-dc0c-49ca-bcce-48933e882f3d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£38,714 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,714 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 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
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
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)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CityRides Leicester Ltd

Further Information

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