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ID: 37345 - OAKWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 09:58

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for Oakwood Community School. The requirement is described as transport for a journey identified in the procurement title, with taxi services and passenger vehicles with drivers as the relevant work. Delivery is in England. The council used its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System to run a mini-competition for this school journey. This is a school-focused transport requirement rather than a general transport service: suppliers would need to provide suitable vehicles and drivers for the specified journey and operate within the council’s passenger transport arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Hansom Airport Taxis. The award date was 29 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £36,978. The contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The council selected the supplier through a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The procurement records a single requirement and confirms that the contract was awarded; it does not describe the evaluation criteria or eligibility conditions applied in this competition. The requirement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For taxi and passenger transport operators, this award demonstrates Leicester City Council’s demand for school journey transport procured through its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and a mini-competition. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide dependable taxi or passenger vehicle services with drivers for a school journey, and be able to operate within the council’s DPS route. The requirement was considered suitable for smaller businesses as well as voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that this type of school transport work is not inherently limited to large operators. The selected supplier shows that a taxi business can deliver this category of council transport contract; operators should be positioned to meet the journey-specific service requirements when participating in a comparable competition. Consulte the council’s taxi tendering guidance for information on joining the DPS.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ID: 37345 - OAKWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL

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-b5fd17-5da6bebe-f6f4-4263-9150-a232f08bac76
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/caf04f58-b96d-40f2-aa0a-9483961b9c37
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
£36,978 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£36,978 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
5 Oct 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
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

HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD

Further Information

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