Award

36672 - SCHOOL TO MCDONALDS

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

03 Dec 2025 at 10:16

Summary of the contracting process

This procurement process involves Leicester City Council awarding a contract for taxi services under the project titled "36672 - SCHOOL TO MCDONALDS". The procurement falls under the industry category of Taxi services and is situated in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The process has reached the award stage as of 3rd December 2025, with the contract's active period set between 16th December and 17th December 2025. The procedure adopted was an open competition through the Council's Dynamic Purchasing System PAN3059, focusing on passenger transport services, and classified as hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers.

This contract provides substantial opportunities for large-scale taxi service providers in the area, especially those who can fulfil transport service requirements efficiently. While suitable for VCSE (Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise) organisations, the current award has been granted to Hansom Taxis Leicester Ltd, reflecting possibilities for similar large enterprises to expand their operations in public sector contracts. The structured procurement approach utilised by Leicester City Council serves as a strategic model, allowing firms capable of offering competitive transportation solutions to engage in future tenders or DPS mini competitions.

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Notice Title

36672 - SCHOOL TO MCDONALDS

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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3323d4ca-6489-439a-91de-c7c482131f05
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22d1587a-75d2-4b46-acad-fa5f36e693d0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
VCSE
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
£38 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
16 Dec 2025 - 17 Dec 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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
Post Town
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 TAXIS LEICESTER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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