Award

36944 Home to Contact

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

05 May 2026 at 13:01

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has completed the procurement process titled "36944 Home to Contact," aimed at providing transport services. This tender falls under the industry category of taxi services, in the East Midlands region, United Kingdom. The procurement stage recorded in this document is the Award stage, with the award being made on 5th May 2026. The contract period is set from 6th May 2026 to 30th October 2026. The procurement was conducted through a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) specifically for Passenger Transport Services, highlighting the council’s intention to streamline and optimise the procurement of taxi services.

This tender opens significant growth opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), specifically those in the transport and taxi service sector, such as HMB Leicester, which was awarded the contract. The DPS structure allows for ongoing competition, enabling suitable businesses to join and tender for similar future contracts without the constraints of a traditional procurement process. Businesses that can efficiently provide passenger transport services with drivers and have the requisite resources to comply with the tender requirements can find valuable opportunities through such procurement processes undertaken by Leicester City Council.

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Notice Title

36944 Home to Contact

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)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6a1a4f03-024f-45df-9c30-14768edfb49f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb75f4b6-4101-4f90-bde7-16f26c99c3da
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
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£19,492 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£19,492 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 May 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
5 May 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 1-6 months
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

HMB LEICESTER

Further Information

Notice Documents

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