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37133 - HOME TO SCHOOL AND CONTACT

Leicester City Council

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12 Aug 2026 at 10:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a specific home-to-school and contact journey. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, under CPV codes 60120000 and 60170000 respectively. Delivery is in the East Midlands. The council is the buying organisation, based in Leicester. This is a service requirement for transporting passengers rather than a vehicle supply, fleet purchase or general transport consultancy. The journey forms part of the council’s education and contact-related transport arrangements, so relevant suppliers are operators able to provide reliable, driver-led passenger journeys for the authority’s specified route and service users.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. It used an open procedure. The contract was awarded to SKYLINE TAXIS on 12 August 2026 for £11,946 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 23 October 2026. The procurement was evaluated as a passenger transport services requirement, with the tender classified primarily as taxi services and additionally as passenger vehicle hire with a driver. This was a single stated requirement rather than a procurement divided into separately described lots. The award is active and the tender is complete.

For a supplier that did not win, this award is evidence that Leicester City Council buys short, defined passenger transport journeys through its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions. A credible competitor would need to operate taxi or other passenger vehicles with drivers, organise dependable journeys for home-to-school and contact-related travel, and meet the council’s requirements for service users and route delivery in the East Midlands. The winning supplier was recorded as a large organisation, while the opportunity was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Businesses seeking comparable council work should therefore be structured to handle public-sector procurement through the DPS and demonstrate reliable operational delivery for individual transport requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37133 - HOME TO SCHOOL AND CONTACT

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-b5fd17-9f17dff0-29b0-46ea-baf3-0b87866766b3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85b9c99b-5a1f-4977-94b1-280fc111daa5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£11,946 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£11,946 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
12 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 23 Oct 2026 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 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

Skyline Taxis

Further Information

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