Award

Category 1 General

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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Award

21 Mar 2025 at 09:48

Award Notice
Award

11 Nov 2024 at 10:27

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has successfully completed a procurement process under the title "Category 1 General," focusing on taxi transport services. This falls within the industry category of passenger transport vehicle hire with a driver (CPV code 60170000). The awarded contract is set to begin on 18th November 2024 and end on 20th December 2024, covering regions across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the award was published on 21st March 2025.

This tender creates significant opportunities for large transport companies looking to expand their operations within various regions of England. As Leicester City Council awarded the contract to SKYLINE TAXIS, which is a large-scale provider, businesses of similar scale and capacity are well-suited to compete in future tenders of this nature. The procurement process ensures a broad geographical reach, providing ample business growth potential for companies equipped to deliver extensive passenger transport services across multiple areas.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Category 1 General

Notice Description

taxi transport

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9cda2677-037c-47c3-b042-9843590bb447
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66e5b24d-54ab-475d-b1c7-4ff612a40318
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£49 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£8,621 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Nov 20241 years ago
Contract Period
18 Nov 2024 - 20 Dec 2024 1-6 months
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 1HL
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SKYLINE TAXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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