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37177 - Gateway College

Leicester City Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 09:28

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured transport services for a journey associated with Gateway College. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is in the East Midlands. The council is the buyer and user of the service. The procurement concerns a specific passenger transport route rather than a general vehicle hire arrangement, with the journey identified in the tender title. It is therefore relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms and passenger transport providers able to supply vehicles and drivers for education-related journeys in the East Midlands.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award date was 2 September 2026, with a tender submission deadline of 2 September 2026 at 9.00am. HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS was awarded the contract for £28,080. The contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement used a services category and the stated route was assessed through the council’s DPS process. The opportunity was recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No separate quality or price weighting is stated in the available procurement details.

This award shows that Leicester City Council uses its passenger transport DPS to place specific taxi and driver-provided vehicle routes through mini-competitions. A credible future competitor would need to operate taxi or private-hire passenger transport, provide suitable vehicles with drivers, and deliver reliably in the East Midlands for a defined Gateway College journey. Firms should also be able to take part in the council’s DPS route and respond to individual mini-competitions. The selected supplier was recorded as a large organisation, while the procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that relevant scale and operational capacity will be important for comparable requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37177 - 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) Additional information: At the point of award, we are no longer seeking tenders.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-590a489c-25f9-40de-bfb9-ced12552b3c3
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da3a161f-3742-4abb-8e2d-4b7464154bc5
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
£28,080 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,080 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 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
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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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