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37143 - SCHOOL AND CONTACT

Leicester City Council

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18 Aug 2026 at 09:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as “SCHOOL AND CONTACT”. The requirement is classified as taxi services, with related provision for hiring passenger transport vehicles with drivers. The service is for delivery in the East Midlands. This is a council transport requirement rather than a supply of vehicles: the appointed provider is expected to provide journeys using suitable passenger transport and drivers. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The procurement sits within the council’s wider Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, which covers taxi services and similar passenger transport requirements. Businesses active in school or passenger transport, taxi operations, or contracted vehicle-with-driver services are the most relevant comparators for this work.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The stated procurement method is an open procedure. The award was made to NMI on 18 August 2026 for £18,720. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 18 December 2026. The tender had a submission deadline of 18 August 2026 at 9:00am. This was a single service requirement, with no separate lots identified. The procurement is categorised as a services contract. The award is active, and the council’s stated position at award was that it was no longer seeking tenders. The published requirement records suitability for neither small and medium-sized enterprises nor voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the requirement provides a clear example of Leicester City Council’s demand for contracted passenger journeys connected with school transport. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need reliable taxi or passenger transport operations, suitable vehicles with drivers, and the operational capacity to deliver a specified journey consistently in the East Midlands. Experience in school transport would help demonstrate understanding of punctuality, safeguarding expectations, passenger welfare and dependable daily scheduling, although those specific qualifications are not stated as award requirements here. Suppliers should also understand how to participate in the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and respond to its mini-competitions, since that was the route used for this award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37143 - 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-a3f13c92-13c0-4710-a08e-d1e0446da39e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1d42f6-42ac-4613-bdae-03678cf45d1a
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
£18,720 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£18,720 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
18 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 18 Dec 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

NMI

Further Information

Notice Documents

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