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ID: 37262 - GATEWAY COLLEGE

Leicester City Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 09:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a journey associated with Gateway College. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, placing it in the passenger transport services category. Delivery is in England. The council is the buying organisation and the service is intended to transport passengers rather than supply vehicles without drivers. The opportunity was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. It formed part of the council’s wider passenger transport requirement, so businesses operating taxi or chauffeur-driven passenger transport services are the most relevant comparators. The procurement concerned a specific journey rather than a broad fleet, network or general transport management service.

This procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award was made on 4 September 2026 to Skyline Taxis for £28,197, inclusive of the stated contract value, with a contract period from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 4 September 2026 at 9:00am. The procurement used a dynamic purchasing system route rather than a standalone open tender. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one requirement. The award is active and the tender is complete. The stated evaluation basis is the mini-competition process within the council’s passenger transport system; detailed scoring criteria are not set out in the available procurement information.

This award shows that Leicester City Council buys discrete, journey-specific passenger transport through its established dynamic purchasing system. A credible competitor for comparable council work would need to provide taxi services or passenger vehicles with drivers, organise reliable journeys in England and operate at the scale required for a single education-related transport requirement. The requirement was expressly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so a smaller local operator could be relevant if it can meet the council’s operational and compliance requirements. Businesses would also need to understand and use the council’s dynamic purchasing system and take part in its mini-competitions. The selected supplier’s profile indicates that established taxi operators are active competitors for this type of work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID: 37262 - GATEWAY COLLEGE

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)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-34ed7b1f-5abf-4632-8071-07d9d3b17957
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a96fbcfb-0905-43a6-96dc-f0746f826ace
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
SME, 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
£28,197 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,197 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 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
Leicester City Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
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
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SKYLINE TAXIS

Further Information

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