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37211 - ST ANDREWS

Leicester City Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 10:45

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for a journey to St Andrews. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, covering delivery in the East Midlands. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The service is a specific journey rather than a broad transport framework, and sits within the council’s passenger transport purchasing arrangements. The requirement is relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms and passenger transport providers able to provide vehicles with drivers for council-organised journeys. The awarded supplier is a transport business operating as SKYLINE TAXIS, indicating that the service is delivered through a commercial passenger transport operator rather than directly by the council.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 27 August 2026 following a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The stated procurement method is an open procedure. The contract was awarded to SKYLINE TAXIS for £7,332. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 January 2027. The award is active. The tender was evaluated as a services requirement for taxi and driver-provided passenger transport. The tender record states that tenders were no longer being sought at the point of award. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, which indicates that the buyer’s stated suitability assessment favoured larger established providers.

For a future requirement of this type, credible competitors would need to operate a reliable taxi or private-hire passenger transport service, with suitable vehicles and drivers capable of completing a defined council journey. Providers should be able to respond through Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and compete in its mini-competitions for passenger transport services. The award demonstrates demand for a clearly scoped, journey-specific service rather than only long-term network operations. A business seeking comparable council work would benefit from established operational capacity, dependable dispatch and journey management, and experience meeting public-sector service requirements. The buyer’s assessment that the requirement was unsuitable for SMEs suggests that scale, resilience and the ability to support council purchasing processes would be important competitive factors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37211 - ST ANDREWS

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-dfcf45f7-36e6-4029-a0c4-c0c0c657843c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f1990204-280b-4984-8cfb-ee6dfc59d9b7
Current Stage
Award
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
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
£7,332 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£7,332 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 1-6 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

SKYLINE TAXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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