Award

36634 home to school

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

26 Nov 2025 at 09:56

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has successfully concluded a procurement process under a Mini Competition via the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Passenger Transport Services, specifically for taxi services with the contract titled "36634 home to school". This contract, valued at £12,168, falls under the services industry category and is located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is an award, dated 26th November 2025, with the contract period running from 27th December 2025 to 20th March 2026. The procurement method utilised was detailed as "Other", following DPS guidelines, tailored for the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers.

This tender presents an excellent opportunity for taxi service providers, particularly large-scale operators, to secure contracts with city councils. Although this particular contract has been awarded to SKYLINE Taxis (Mids) Ltd, businesses operating within the passenger transport sector could benefit from understanding and leveraging the City Council's DPS framework to tender for future opportunities. Companies that are large enough to fulfil similar contract requirements and can provide reliable transport services for educational institutions would be well-placed to participate in upcoming tenders of this nature.

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Notice Title

36634 home to 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) Additional information: At the point of award, we are no longer seeking tenders

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7080aab0-d19f-4605-9a0b-896c85e0ec17
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
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
26 Nov 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Nov 20252 months ago
Contract Period
27 Nov 2025 - 20 Mar 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
Not specified
Contact Email
enquiries-taxi-brokerage@leicester.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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

SKYLINE TAXIS (MIDS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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