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SEN19723-SEN-TAXI - Forest Way School

Leicestershire County Council

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11 Aug 2026 at 11:00

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured passenger transport services for Forest Way School, specifically a special educational needs taxi service. The requirement sits within the wider category of transport services and is intended to support the school’s transport arrangements for pupils with special educational needs. Delivery is in England, with the buying authority based at County Hall in Glenfield, Leicester. The procurement is a service rather than a goods or construction contract. The named requirement, SEN19723-SEN-TAXI, indicates a focused school transport arrangement rather than a general taxi framework or wider fleet operation. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are therefore passenger transport providers, taxi companies and other operators able to provide planned school journeys for a specialist education setting.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. The tender deadline was 9 August 2026 at 23:59. The estimated procurement value was £22,360. A1 LEICESTER TAXI LTD was awarded the contract on 11 August 2026 for £22,360. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The award is active, and the procurement record identifies Leicestershire County Council as the buyer. The opportunity was evaluated through the open procedure, with the published information identifying the requirement as transport services for Forest Way School. The award relates to one defined school transport requirement, rather than multiple separately awarded lots or suppliers.

This award demonstrates a defined local demand for specialist school passenger transport from Leicestershire County Council. The strongest future competitors would be established taxi or passenger transport operators able to organise reliable, repeatable journeys for a special educational needs school and maintain service continuity across the school year. Relevant strengths would include suitable vehicles, dependable drivers, effective scheduling and the operational capacity to manage regular pupil transport rather than occasional private-hire work. Local knowledge of Leicester and surrounding areas would help with route planning and day-to-day resilience. A business assessing similar requirements should also be able to evidence sound safeguarding, communication and passenger-care practices appropriate to school transport, even though specific accreditation requirements are not set out here.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SEN19723-SEN-TAXI - Forest Way School

Notice Description

SEN19723-SEN-TAXI - Forest Way School

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c3deed53-c786-44de-91b6-c56a6e0a10a7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ca6222b6-3884-44a1-840d-a831cc7ef343
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
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

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£22,360 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,360 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
9 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 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
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
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)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

A1 LEICESTER TAXI LTD

Further Information

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