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37306- ELLESMERE

Leicester City Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 11:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured transport services for the journey identified as Ellesmere. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, covering delivery in the East Midlands. It is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle-only supply contract, so relevant businesses are operators able to provide driven journeys for the Council. The procurement sits within the Council’s passenger transport services arrangements and concerns one identified journey. The named buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based at City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester. The selected supplier is CITYRIDES, a large transport business. The service falls within the public-service transport category and is focused on passenger travel by taxi or other chauffeur-driven vehicle.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. CITYRIDES received the award on 17 September 2026 for £22,230 including the stated currency, GBP. The contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 17 September 2026 at 9:00am. The procurement was conducted as a service requirement through the Council’s dynamic purchasing system route. The award is active and the tender is complete. The stated contract value is the awarded value for this journey; it should not be treated as a wider framework or programme total. The process was evaluated through the mini-competition used for the Council’s dynamic purchasing system.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates an established requirement for Council-funded passenger journeys in the East Midlands, delivered through taxi and driver-provided passenger transport. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate suitable passenger vehicles, provide qualified and reliable drivers, and manage individual journeys consistently for a public-sector customer. Experience of responding to mini-competitions within a dynamic purchasing system would be commercially relevant, as would the operational capacity to provide a service over a substantial contract period. The recorded outcome also shows that this buyer uses a structured passenger transport route and awards journey-specific work, giving taxi and private-hire operators a clear indication of the service model and scale involved.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37306- ELLESMERE

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-b5fd17-8e92344f-2774-41f3-8026-adb3f91e5fa2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/78aa873a-2bc5-447f-923e-11a7d49ee2b2
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
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
£22,230 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,230 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
21 Sep 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

CITY RIDES

Further Information

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