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37359 - PINDAR NURSERY

Leicester City Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 09:52

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for a journey identified as “Pindar Nursery”. The requirement is for taxi services, including passenger transport vehicles with drivers, rather than the purchase of vehicles. The recorded delivery area is the East Midlands, and the buyer is based in Leicester. The service is part of the Council’s wider passenger transport arrangements under a dynamic purchasing system, with this requirement competed separately. This is a transport service for a defined journey; the procurement information does not describe the route, passenger numbers or any wider service duties. Firms providing taxi and driver-based passenger transport are the relevant market.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to HANSOM TAXI after a mini-competition under the Council’s dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The award date was 7 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The recorded award value is £44,343. The process used an open procedure. Leicester City Council states that small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises are suitable to participate. No lot structure or evaluation criteria are recorded. The requirement was for one journey, described as Pindar Nursery; the award information does not give further route or service specifications.

For taxi operators and firms supplying passenger transport with drivers, this award provides evidence of Leicester City Council’s demand for journey-specific transport through its passenger transport purchasing system. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to deliver the defined passenger journey reliably and meet the operational needs set out when the Council next buys that service. The Council identifies smaller businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable suppliers, so this type of requirement is not framed as limited to large operators. The selected supplier was a large business, demonstrating that larger providers also compete successfully. The recorded scope is a single journey, rather than a broad transport network; suppliers whose business is local or scheduled taxi and passenger transport may therefore find this buyer’s requirement relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37359 - PINDAR NURSERY

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-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8a1783-0d1e-4dd6-be04-102982c97763
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
£44,343 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£44,343 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 Oct 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

HANSOM TAXI

Further Information

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