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37239 - ASHFIELD ACADEMY

Leicester City Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 12:15

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for the journey identified as Ashfield Academy. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, making this relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms and other passenger transport businesses. Delivery is in the East Midlands, with the council as the buyer. The procurement sits within the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and concerns a specific school-related transport journey rather than a general transport framework. Businesses serving Leicester and the surrounding East Midlands area, with suitable vehicles and drivers for passenger journeys, are the closest fit. The opportunity is classified as services and is suitable for both small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It was run as an open procedure through a mini competition under Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender closed on 3 September 2026 at 9.00am. Adam's transport was awarded the contract on 3 September 2026 for £46,788, with the awarded contract period running from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The wider tender record gives a planned contract period from 10 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The award covers the Ashfield Academy journey. No separate lots or award criteria are identified in the published procurement information, so the available record does not explain the scoring basis beyond the mini-competition process.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to provide taxi or passenger transport services with drivers for a defined school journey in the East Midlands. The awarded supplier was a large transport business, showing that the council has used an established operator for this requirement, while the procurement route is also expressly suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Relevant firms should be able to operate appropriate passenger vehicles, provide reliable driver-led journeys and engage with Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and its mini-competition process. Taxi firms considering council work can use this procurement as evidence of demand for individual school transport journeys rather than only larger, bundled transport contracts.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37239 - ASHFIELD ACADEMY

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-beae3c25-e87e-43bc-bd77-884a19af3317
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2efd01d7-d12a-41c4-aee1-03168c56c69d
Current Stage
Award
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
£46,788 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£46,788 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
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

ADAMS TRANSPORT

Further Information

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