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37118 - HOMEFIELD COLLEGE

Leicester City Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 10:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a journey associated with Homefield College. The requirement is categorised as taxi services, including the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation. The procurement sits within the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and concerns a specific transport journey rather than a general vehicle supply contract. Businesses relevant to this opportunity would therefore include taxi operators and passenger transport providers able to provide driver-led journeys for the council’s education-related transport requirements. The scope is service-based, requiring the provision and operation of suitable passenger transport rather than the manufacture, sale or maintenance of vehicles.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 13 August 2026 to Hansom Taxis Leicester Ltd. The awarded value is £37,428. The contract period runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The award followed a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services, using an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 13 August 2026 at 9:00am. The opportunity was assessed as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The recorded award is active, with one supplier selected. The requirement was classified under taxi services and passenger transport vehicle hire with driver, and the contract relates to the Homefield College journey identified in the procurement title.

This award indicates recurring council demand for contracted taxi and driver-led passenger transport serving Homefield College. A credible competitor for similar requirements would need to operate passenger vehicles with drivers and deliver reliable, planned journeys in the East Midlands. Strong operational control would be important, including dependable driver availability, suitable vehicle provision, route and timetable management, and the ability to meet council service expectations consistently across the contract period. Taxi firms and other passenger transport providers may be well placed, particularly smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises, because the procurement expressly identified those organisation types as suitable. Experience of public-sector passenger transport, education-related journeys, safeguarding, and dependable communication with the council would strengthen a future qualification and evaluation response.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37118 - HOMEFIELD COLLEGE

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c8ef3618-1ccd-4a8f-8f2c-9bb999741acf
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1f238c00-a884-4e35-9450-0e8ace0a1c4a
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
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
£37,428 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£37,428 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Sep 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 Leicester Ltd

Further Information

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