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37400 - SAINT MARTIN'S CATHOLIC ACADEMY

Leicester City Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 10:30

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport for a journey identified as “37400 - Saint Martin’s Catholic Academy”. The requirement is for taxi services and passenger vehicles supplied with a driver, serving the East Midlands. The procurement description identifies the school journey as the purpose, but does not detail the route or passenger numbers. The council used its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System to run a mini-competition for this individual journey. This is a defined transport service requirement rather than a general school transport programme; the relevant market is taxi and chauffeured passenger transport operators able to deliver the specified journey for the council.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS. The award was made on 26 October 2026, for £23,400. The contract period runs from 28 October to 16 December 2026. Leicester City Council ran a mini-competition under its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender deadline was 26 October 2026 at 09:00. The published procurement information gives no particular scoring formula or selection criteria, so the evaluation basis cannot be stated beyond the mini-competition route. The opportunity was for one journey requirement, rather than a set of separately awarded lots. The council marked the service as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For passenger transport operators, this award demonstrates Leicester City Council’s use of a dynamic purchasing system and mini-competitions to source taxi services for individual school journeys. A credible competitor would need to be eligible to participate through the council’s passenger transport system and able to provide a driver-operated vehicle for the journey serving Saint Martin’s Catholic Academy in the East Midlands. The buyer classified this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, and the successful supplier is identified as a large business. That points to a requirement best matched by an operator able to take on the council’s specified service as a complete journey. Experience providing dependable passenger transport for school journeys would be directly relevant to this buyer’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37400 - SAINT MARTIN'S CATHOLIC 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
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc8f6683-663a-4102-8a5b-a285711768de
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
£23,400 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£23,400 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
28 Oct 2026 - 16 Dec 2026 1-6 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
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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