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37190 - IMPERIAL AVENUE INFANT SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 11:03

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as Imperial Avenue Infant School. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, for journeys delivered in the East Midlands. It is a services contract intended to transport passengers to or from the school. The council is the buying organisation, based in Leicester. The procurement relates to a specific school journey rather than a wider passenger transport service across multiple locations. The named service categories indicate that relevant suppliers include taxi operators and businesses providing driven passenger vehicles. The requirement was handled by Leicester City Council through its passenger transport purchasing arrangements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. It used an open procedure. The contract was awarded on 26 August 2026 to CityRides Leicester Ltd for £46,800. The contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender’s stated closing time was 9:00am on 26 August 2026. The award is active. Leicester City Council marked the opportunity as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The selected supplier is the only supplier named in the award, and the published procurement information identifies no separate lots or alternative awards.

This award provides a clear indication that Leicester City Council uses its passenger transport purchasing system to place specific school-journey requirements with established transport operators. A credible future competitor would need to provide taxi services or passenger vehicles with drivers, organise reliable school transport operations and work across the East Midlands. The selected provider is recorded as a large organisation, while the council marked this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises; businesses should therefore assess whether their operational scale and capacity match that profile. Suppliers with the ability to service council-arranged school journeys through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System would be best placed to compete when comparable requirements return to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37190 - IMPERIAL AVENUE INFANT SCHOOL

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-b518e341-ca45-48cb-b6cd-6ed44ee54a31
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/be7a6e57-f680-4f6b-82a1-c9e1cbf8131c
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
£46,800 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£46,800 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
26 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
7 Sep 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

CityRides Leicester Ltd

Further Information

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