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37185 - school and contact

Leicester City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 11:14

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a school journey identified as “37185 - school and contact”. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, for transport delivered in the East Midlands. It is a service contract for a specific school-related journey rather than a general vehicle supply requirement. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. Businesses suited to this type of work include taxi operators, private-hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to provide vehicles with drivers for school travel. The requirement sits within the Council’s wider passenger transport service needs and is relevant to operators serving Leicester and the surrounding East Midlands area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The procurement method was an open procedure. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am, and the award date was 21 August 2026. Leicester City Council awarded the contract to SKYLINE Taxis (Mids) Ltd for £10,600. The awarded contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 1 January 2027, while the tendered contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 January 2027. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published information does not set out separate scored evaluation criteria.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for school passenger transport from Leicester City Council, delivered through its Dynamic Purchasing System and competed by mini-competition. A credible future supplier would need to operate taxi or private-hire passenger transport services, provide suitable vehicles with drivers, and reliably deliver a specified school journey in the East Midlands. The short, route-specific nature of the requirement favours operators able to organise dependable day-to-day transport rather than suppliers focused only on vehicle hire or fleet supply. The Council’s stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises indicates that smaller local operators and community-based transport organisations can be relevant competitors when they can meet the operational requirements and participate through the DPS route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37185 - 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-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f1a2e62-ea39-436b-b29f-32b0807994a0
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
SME, VCSE
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
£10,600 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£10,600 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 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 (Mids) Ltd

Further Information

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