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37221 - GATEWAY COLLEGE

Leicester City Council

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01 Sep 2026 at 14:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport for the journey identified as “37221 – Gateway College”. The service is primarily taxi transport, with passenger vehicles and drivers also covered. Delivery is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The requirement sits within the Council’s passenger transport needs and is intended to provide a specific journey rather than a general vehicle-hire service. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are taxi operators and passenger transport providers able to supply vehicles with drivers and carry out scheduled journeys associated with Gateway College. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The procurement is categorised as services, with taxi services as the primary classification and passenger transport vehicle hire with driver as an additional classification.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender deadline was 1 September 2026 at 09:00. The award was made on 1 September 2026 to Hansom Taxis for £25,740 (GBP). The award record gives a contract period from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028; the tender record gives the service period as 21 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The procurement’s estimated value was £25,740 (GBP). The tender was marked as suitable for SMEs. One supplier was awarded the contract. The published procedure detail is recorded as “Other”, with the mini-competition route providing the substantive method.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for taxi and passenger transport services for a college journey in the East Midlands, procured through the Council’s passenger transport DPS. A credible future competitor would need to operate suitable passenger vehicles with drivers, provide dependable scheduled transport, and have the operational capacity to cover the journey consistently throughout the service requirement. The requirement is explicitly marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so a specialist local taxi firm or smaller passenger transport operator could be relevant. The successful supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that bidders should be able to demonstrate reliable delivery arrangements and sufficient capacity, while remaining able to compete through the DPS mini-competition route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37221 - GATEWAY 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)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-dd60906c-fde1-45e3-9bf8-161dfbb1e848
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a72a8887-7e5c-4d49-9331-5906a08f3826
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£25,740 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,740 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

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