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37232 -OAKWOOD

Leicester City Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 10:16

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as Oakwood. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, with delivery in the East Midlands. This is a local authority transport requirement, suited to operators able to provide passenger journeys using licensed taxis or other suitable vehicles with drivers. The named buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based at City Hall in Leicester. The procurement is categorised as services and concerns a specific journey rather than a broad passenger transport network or general fleet contract. Businesses considering comparable requirements should focus on reliable, compliant transport operations serving Leicester and the surrounding East Midlands area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It was run as a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System PAN3059 for Passenger Transport Services. The contract was awarded to Hansom Taxis on 2 September 2026 for £32,643 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 2 September 2026 at 9:00am. The award is active. The procurement used the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System route and concerned one stated transport journey. The published outcome identifies Hansom Taxis as the selected supplier. The available procurement information does not set out a separate quality, price or other evaluation weighting.

For other taxi and private-hire operators, this award demonstrates that Leicester City Council buys defined passenger journeys through its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System rather than only through large conventional tenders. A credible future supplier would need the operational capacity to provide dependable journeys for the Council, suitable passenger vehicles, appropriately licensed drivers and robust day-to-day scheduling and service management. Familiarity with local routes and the ability to serve Leicester and the wider East Midlands would be relevant. The awarded supplier is recorded as a large organisation, while the opportunity was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Businesses targeting similar Council work should therefore assess their scale, compliance arrangements and ability to participate in a DPS mini-competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37232 -OAKWOOD

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-c666aa46-1f11-4878-a8ff-663c699a1ec5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/feb38c72-2429-4793-8d95-8167f11e07fe
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
£32,643 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£32,643 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20262 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

Hansom Taxis

Further Information

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