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37061 - ORCHARD MEAD ACADEMY

Leicester City Council

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20 Jul 2026 at 09:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured transport services for the journey identified as “Orchard Mead Academy”. The requirement falls within taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, covering passenger travel in the East Midlands. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The procurement concerns a specific passenger transport route rather than a broad fleet, network or infrastructure service. It is relevant to taxi operators and passenger transport providers able to provide driven vehicles for an academy-related journey and to operate within the East Midlands. The requirement was arranged through the Council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, indicating a purchasing route used for recurring passenger transport needs.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 20 July 2026 to SKYLINE TAXIS. The awarded value is £12,168. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. It followed a mini competition under the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services, using an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026 at 9:00am. The award is active and there is one recorded supplier. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as a service contract and records the award outcome, but does not set out separate lots or a detailed scoring breakdown. The contract therefore represents a defined passenger transport service awarded for a fixed period and value.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the requirement demonstrates demand from Leicester City Council for dedicated taxi and passenger transport services connected with an academy journey. A credible future competitor would need suitable passenger vehicles, appropriately licensed and available drivers, dependable scheduling and the operational capacity to deliver regular education-related transport in the East Midlands. Experience of safe, reliable passenger journeys and of responding to mini competitions through a dynamic purchasing system would be commercially relevant. The opportunity was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community or social enterprises, and the successful supplier is recorded as a large organisation. Providers should therefore be prepared to meet the Council’s full operational and compliance requirements at comparable scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37061 - ORCHARD MEAD ACADEMY

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-b5fd17-5fbc5401-adc2-4393-aa12-2b25725b33ec
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0e057610-2dcc-4a2a-85a5-e100cf214040
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£12,168 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£12,168 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
26 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
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
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SKYLINE TAXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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