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37191 - GARTREE HIGH SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 09:49

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for a journey associated with Gartree High School. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, placing it within school and passenger transport rather than general vehicle hire. Delivery is in the East Midlands. The council is the buying organisation and the service is categorised as transport services. The procurement concerns a specific school transport journey, so relevant businesses are operators able to provide planned passenger journeys for a school setting, using suitable vehicles and drivers. The successful supplier is a commercial transport company rather than a voluntary, community or social enterprise.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open-procedure mini competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The award was made on 21 August 2026 to HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD for £30,385. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am. The opportunity was evaluated through the council’s stated open procedure. The award is active, and the procurement record identifies HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD as the selected supplier. The requirement is presented as one school transport journey rather than a set of separately identified lots.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates demand from Leicester City Council for contracted school passenger transport delivered through its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to provide taxi services or passenger transport vehicles with drivers, organise reliable journeys for a school, and operate at a scale comparable with an established commercial transport company. Familiarity with the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and its mini-competition route would be important, since this is how the requirement was competed. The buyer’s decision also indicates that the relevant market includes larger commercial operators, so businesses should be able to demonstrate dependable operational capacity for scheduled passenger transport.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37191 - GARTREE HIGH SCHOOL

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-d6e47652-c606-4db9-aebf-b85e5d13097c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d096d315-157c-4f04-ac39-d369cb102c4f
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
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

60120000 - Taxi services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£30,385 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,385 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
24 Aug 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 AIRPORT TAXIS LTD

Further Information

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