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36803 - school to contact

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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05 Feb 2026 at 09:45

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council has completed a procurement process for the provision of transport services, specifically taxi services, under their Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) PAN3059 - Passenger Transport Services. This contract, titled "36803 - school to contact," is classified under the industry category for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver. It involves locations in the East Midlands region of the United Kingdom. The award stage was completed with the contract awarded on 5th February 2026, and the contract period scheduled from 12th to 13th February 2026.

This tender creates opportunities for large-scale businesses specialising in taxi and passenger transport services to collaborate with public authorities like Leicester City Council. While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) might find this tender less suited due to its scale, companies with substantial capacity for passenger transport could find a growth opportunity here. The procurement was awarded through a mini-competition under a DPS, highlighting the competitive nature of such tenders among qualified suppliers, with VICTORIA CABS being the successful supplier for this contract.

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Notice Title

36803 - school to 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

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/588d8e3c-9476-45b5-ba0e-b722a14f11e3
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
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
£93 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£93 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
5 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
12 Feb 2026 - 13 Feb 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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
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
TLF East Midlands (England)

Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VICTORIA CABS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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