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37376 - DOVETREE SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 09:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport for Dovetree School, described as transport services for a journey identified in the procurement title. The requirement is taxi transport, with passenger vehicles and drivers (CPV 60120000). The delivery location is in the East Midlands. The council buys the service for the school; the published description does not give further detail about the route or passenger arrangements. The contract is a specific school transport service rather than a general vehicle hire requirement, so its relevance is strongest for operators able to provide taxi or other passenger transport for school journeys in the area.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Shafi-Ullah Adam on 12 October 2026. The award value is £29,250. The contract runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. Leicester City Council used an open mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The stated tender deadline was 12 October 2026 at 09:00. The process relates to one school transport requirement, with no separate lots described. The data gives no evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements beyond recording that the procurement was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The selected supplier is identified as Shafi-Ullah Adam.

This award demonstrates demand from Leicester City Council for a defined passenger transport service to Dovetree School, procured through a mini-competition within the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to operate taxi or passenger transport vehicles with drivers and be able to deliver school journeys in the East Midlands. The selected supplier’s success shows that an individual operator can win this requirement, although the award does not describe the vehicle specification, route, passenger needs or service capacity required. Firms already able to provide council passenger transport through the relevant purchasing system are closest to this opportunity; suppliers whose business is unrelated to taxi or school transport are less likely to find it relevant. The council’s stated suitability assessment did not identify the requirement as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37376 - DOVETREE 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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/344948a3-4791-47ee-8fca-582cc6f8ec7f
Current Stage
Award
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
£29,250 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,250 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 years
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Shafi-Ullah Adam

Further Information

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