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37197 - OAKLANDS

Leicester City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 10:08

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for the journey identified as “Oaklands”. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, covering service delivery in the East Midlands. It is a passenger transport service rather than a goods supply or construction project. The council is the buyer and public body responsible for the requirement. The service is intended to provide transport for the stated journey, using vehicles and drivers capable of carrying passengers. Businesses operating taxi services, chauffeur-driven passenger transport or similar contracted transport services are the relevant market, particularly those able to undertake journeys in the East Midlands for a public-sector customer.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Leicester City Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am, and the award was made on 21 August 2026. HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS was selected for £23,271. The awarded contract runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The published procurement value is also £23,271. The process was for services and was recorded as complete at award. The requirement was assessed as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The award concerns the complete Oaklands transport requirement rather than separately identified lots.

This award shows that Leicester City Council uses its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions to place specific taxi and driver-led passenger transport journeys. A credible future competitor would need an operational taxi or passenger transport service, suitable vehicles, appropriately qualified and reliable drivers, and the capacity to fulfil an identified journey consistently in the East Midlands. The selected supplier was recorded as a large organisation, indicating that the requirement was delivered by a provider with established operational scale. Experience of public-sector passenger transport, dependable scheduling, passenger safety, vehicle availability and responsive journey management would help a supplier demonstrate that it can meet a comparable council requirement when this type of service is next considered.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37197 - OAKLANDS

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-b5fd17-47409776-8f80-4832-9296-50991bbd83f2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/759cbf00-3b09-41c6-a23a-929ac5dae03e
Current Stage
Award
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
£23,271 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£23,271 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 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

Further Information

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