Award

36834 - school to contact

LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

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23 Feb 2026 at 09:41

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Leicester City Council, which has awarded a contract titled "36834 - school to contact" for taxi services under its Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) PAN3059 - Passenger Transport Services. This falls into the industry category of taxi services and hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. The location specified for delivery is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The contract period is from 2nd March 2026 to 9th July 2026, and the procurement stage is at the award stage, with the award being made on 23rd February 2026. The contract value is £12,819 GBP.

This tender offers growth opportunities for businesses involved in providing taxi services, especially those with experience in handling contracts under DPS frameworks. Large-scale taxi firms, like Victoria Cabs who won the contract, are well-suited to compete in this segment, especially if they can provide reliable passenger transport services. Such contracts are crucial for expanding business operations within regional transportation and developing partnerships with public sector customers like Leicester City Council.

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Notice Title

36834 - 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
ocds-b5fd17-c17cf815-1d05-49fa-a14c-5cb4ff04268f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3bdb83b5-362b-493b-bad2-b6a2c0760d66
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
£12,819 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£12,819 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Feb 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Feb 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Feb 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Mar 2026 - 9 Jul 2026 1-6 months
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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