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37163 - CASTLE MEAD ACADEMY

Leicester City Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 09:50

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for the journey associated with Castle Mead Academy, under the requirement titled “37163 - CASTLE MEAD ACADEMY”. The service falls within taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is in the East Midlands, serving the Council’s transport requirement connected with the academy. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply, construction or general professional services contract. The named buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based at City Hall in Leicester. The requirement is specifically linked to a school journey, so relevant businesses are operators able to provide managed passenger travel using taxis or other suitable vehicles with drivers in the East Midlands.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 19 August 2026 to CITYRIDES following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The awarded contract value is £13,260 GBP. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 5 July 2027. The tender deadline was 19 August 2026 at 9:00 am. The award is active and CITYRIDES is the selected supplier. The procurement used the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System route, with this requirement competed through a mini-competition. The published information identifies the service classification and procurement route, but does not set out a separate evaluation weighting or detailed award criteria. The requirement was not presented as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would be established passenger transport operators able to provide taxi or other driver-operated vehicle services for a school journey in the East Midlands. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation, while the requirement is not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises; this indicates that bidders should consider whether their operational scale and commercial structure match the Council’s expectations. Relevant capability would include access to appropriate vehicles, suitably qualified and reliable drivers, and the organisation needed to deliver a recurring academy transport journey consistently. Experience of school or passenger transport work, dependable scheduling, and the capacity to meet Council service arrangements would strengthen a competitor’s position when this buyer next sources a similar requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37163 - CASTLE 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-b5fd17-6d30e8e0-5638-41ce-863b-551eab09984c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/417d9b69-f213-43ba-845c-d84f5cf84c3e
Current Stage
Award
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
£13,260 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£13,260 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
19 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 5 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CityRides LTD

Further Information

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