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37271 - WOLFDALE SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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11 Sep 2026 at 09:53

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as “37271 – WOLFDALE SCHOOL”. The requirement is a school transport journey, delivered in the East Midlands, using taxi services and passenger vehicles with drivers. The work falls within the services category and is intended to provide transport for passengers associated with Wolfdale School. The council is the buying organisation. The requirement sits within the council’s wider Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, which covers taxi and other driver-provided passenger transport services. Businesses operating school transport, taxi or private-hire services, and passenger transport operators with suitable vehicles and drivers would recognise this as the relevant market. The procurement concerns one stated journey rather than a general transport service across all council operations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, reference PAN3059. The contract was awarded to ONE EXPRESS on 11 September 2026 for £45,630. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 11 September 2026 at 9:00am. The published procurement method is recorded as “Other”, with the mini-competition route providing the stated procedure. Leicester City Council awarded the contract to one supplier. The award is active and the contract covers the Wolfdale School transport journey described in the requirement. At award, the council was no longer seeking tenders for this procurement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a defined council requirement for organised school transport using taxis or passenger vehicles with drivers. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to operate appropriate passenger vehicles, provide reliable drivers and deliver a consistent school journey service over a sustained contract period. Experience in school or public-sector passenger transport would help demonstrate understanding of safeguarding, punctuality, route reliability and communication with the council, although those specific qualifications are not stated as award requirements here. The opportunity also shows that Leicester City Council uses a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions to source individual passenger transport journeys. Firms seeking similar council work would therefore need to understand and participate through that purchasing route, with capacity to respond to journey-specific requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37271 - WOLFDALE 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-e621b7f0-4b94-47b0-a74d-f28fa5350571
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50777cb0-bfc7-463f-a363-33b38c78bd1c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
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
£45,630 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£45,630 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Sep 20265 days ago
Contract Period
14 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

ONE EXPRESS

Further Information

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