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01 Oct 2026 at 09:47

Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for the Pindar Nursery journey, covering taxi services and the hire of passenger vehicles with drivers. The work is a transport service rather than a supply of vehicles. The buyer is Leicester City Council, and the recorded delivery area is the East Midlands.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to AZOOM TAXIS. The award date was 1 October 2026, at a value of £30,654. The contract period runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The council ran an open mini-competition under its Passenger Transport Services dynamic purchasing system. The recorded procedure was open; the award record does not state an evaluation basis or identify lots.

This award shows Leicester City Council buying a defined taxi and passenger transport service for a nursery journey through a mini-competition under its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. A competitor seeking similar council work would need to provide taxi or passenger transport services using vehicles with drivers and be able to compete through that route. The award went to AZOOM TAXIS; the published details do not establish specific accreditations, staffing levels or other technical requirements, so these should not be assumed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37348 - PINDAR NURSERY

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-e054bff1-b49c-4f0d-ba87-a2fa764d59df
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ef1db8a1-2fb9-4b0c-b3ce-2b0f42b93f89
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
£30,654 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£30,654 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
8 Oct 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

AZOOM TAXIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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