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37392 - WEST GATE

Leicester City Council

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15 Oct 2026 at 10:17

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for the journey identified as “West Gate”. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger vehicles with drivers, delivered in the East Midlands. The stated scope is transport services for this journey; no further route or passenger details are included. This is a council transport requirement rather than a general vehicle hire contract, so it is most relevant to taxi and passenger transport operators able to provide the specified journey. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Hansom Taxis. Leicester City Council used a mini-competition under its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The award date was 15 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awarded value is £19,878. The competition deadline was 15 October 2026 at 09:00. The available procurement details identify the journey and transport service but do not set out the evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements for this particular competition. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable for the opportunity.

This award shows that Leicester City Council buys individual journey-based taxi and passenger transport services through mini-competitions within its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The contract was awarded to a taxi operator, indicating that a business able to provide taxi services and vehicles with drivers is relevant to this requirement. The journey-specific scope makes local operational capability and the ability to fulfil the required transport service important to competing credibly when this buyer’s requirement next comes to market. Small and medium-sized businesses were considered suitable, so the opportunity is not limited to large operators. Suppliers should be prepared to compete through the council’s DPS route and demonstrate that they can deliver the specified journey; the award data does not identify additional accreditation, fleet or experience conditions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37392 - WEST GATE

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)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-bb4ab221-0fc8-4c47-8ec9-25a4a2e6922d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea839ffa-7063-4379-a7f3-a4223eba81cf
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
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£19,878 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£19,878 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 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

Hansom Taxis

Further Information

Notice Documents

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