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37132 - WOODFIELD SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 09:18

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a journey serving Woodfield School, under the requirement titled “37132 - WOODFIELD SCHOOL”. The work is classified primarily as taxi services, with the related provision of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is in the East Midlands, with Leicester City Council as the buying organisation. The requirement is therefore relevant to taxi operators, private hire businesses and passenger transport providers able to provide journeys for a school service. It concerns transport provision rather than vehicle supply, infrastructure or general education services, and is focused on carrying passengers with an appropriate driver and vehicle for the specified school journey.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as an open procedure through a mini competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender deadline was 12 August 2026 at 09:00. The contract was awarded on 13 August 2026 to CityRides Leicester Ltd for £28,057, with an active contract period from 28 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The award was based on the stated procurement procedure; the available record does not set out separate quality or price weightings. At award, the Council was no longer seeking tenders for this requirement. The procurement was categorised as a services contract and was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates recurring local-authority demand for dedicated school passenger journeys in the Leicester and wider East Midlands market. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to operate taxi or private hire services, provide suitable passenger transport vehicles with drivers, and reliably deliver the specified school journey throughout the service period. The route used was a mini competition within the Council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so businesses seeking comparable work would benefit from understanding and meeting the DPS’s qualification and operational requirements before a journey-specific competition. The selected supplier was recorded as a large organisation, and the opportunity was not identified as suitable for SMEs, indicating that capacity, dependable availability and the ability to sustain scheduled school transport are commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37132 - WOODFIELD 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-b5fd17-935b6374-b38a-4cbc-80f8-49d0aa185b56
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/88fc4b3e-df2b-4462-b115-54d7d79d09ef
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
£28,057 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£28,057 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
28 Aug 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

CityRides Leicester Ltd

Further Information

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