Award

36721 - Ellesmere College

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

29 Dec 2025 at 13:13

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has awarded a contract for transport services related to Ellesmere College, focusing specifically on taxi services within the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £38,844 GBP, follows a mini-competition under the Council's Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The award was published on 29th December 2025, with the contract period starting on 5th January 2026 and concluding on 31st July 2028. The industry category is "Taxi services," and the procurement method involved an alternative approach facilitated through the Council's procurement systems. This procurement is now in the 'award' stage, indicating the process has reached completion.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses providing taxi or hired passenger transport services with drivers, particularly those interested in establishing or expanding their presence within the East Midlands. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are suited to benefit from this contract, as these types of organisations are specifically noted within the suitability requirements. Companies like "azoom taxi," which secured the contract, reflect potential growth for businesses meeting the council's transport needs, thereby allowing them to showcase their capabilities and build a reliable partnership with local government bodies.

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Notice Title

36721 - Ellesmere 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) Additional information: .

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-49573dfe-c963-4877-a021-6d0d255ffd07
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3e618430-2626-4881-95d7-c3c529d527ac
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
£38,844 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,844 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Dec 20251 months ago
Submission Deadline
29 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Dec 20251 months ago
Contract Period
5 Jan 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
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

AZOOM TAXI

Further Information

Notice Documents

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