Award

36752 WIllowbrook

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

16 Jan 2026 at 10:46

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "36752 Willowbrook," focused on providing taxi services in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The contract falls under the industry category of passenger transport vehicle hire with a driver and was pursued through an open procedure. The procurement stage has reached the award phase as of 16th January 2026, following a mini competition under the Council's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) PAN3059. The contract, valued at £33,930, will commence on 19th January 2026 and conclude on 31st July 2028.

This opportunity offers substantial business growth potential for service providers in the transport industry, particularly those specialising in taxi services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and volunteer organisations are well-positioned to benefit from involvement in such public contracts, providing they meet the open procurement requirements specified by Leicester City Council. The awarded supplier, Aizel Cabs, a large-scale company, exemplifies the type of business that successfully navigated the DPS mini competition process and secured the contract.

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Notice Title

36752 WIllowbrook

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-b5fd17-855bd4cb-25d2-42ce-8de7-99c845f8a405
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4de92876-b66e-472c-a606-c372b84e7dab
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
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
£33,930 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£33,930 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jan 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jan 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jan 20261 months ago
Contract Period
19 Jan 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 2-3 years
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

AIZEL CABS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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