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36910 - oaklands school

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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02 Apr 2026 at 08:39

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has awarded a contract for transportation services, specifically taxi services related to the Oaklands School. The procurement falls under the category of hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, classified using the CPV codes 60120000 and 60170000. Located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom, the contract was awarded on 2nd April 2026 and will commence on 13th April 2026, running until 31st July 2028. It follows an open procurement procedure within the Council's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for passenger transport services. Currently, the procurement stage is completed, and the award has been actively made to the supplier "cityrides".

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies within the transportation industry, specifically those able to provide taxi services or hire transport vehicles with drivers. Although small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) were not highlighted for suitability, large-scale operations, such as "cityrides", have shown success in this competition. This contract serves as a clear pathway for well-established transportation providers to expand their services within regional public sector markets through strategic procurement engagements with councils like Leicester City.

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Notice Title

36910 - oaklands 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
ocds-b5fd17-856ababc-1e8b-4238-8263-981be78bb635
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9298a14-15d8-4dda-92d6-10bb212a1ec5
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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
£25,740 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,740 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
2 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Apr 20262 days ago
Contract Period
12 Apr 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

CITYRIDES

Further Information

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