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37378 - oakwood community school

Leicester City Council

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13 Oct 2026 at 12:49

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for Oakwood Community School. The requirement is a specified journey, delivered in the East Midlands, using taxi services and passenger vehicles with drivers. This is a school transport service rather than a general vehicle hire requirement: suppliers need to provide the journey described for the school. The procurement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangement, but this contract concerns the Oakwood Community School journey only.

The contract was awarded to hansom taxis following a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award was made on 13 October 2026, with a contract period from 16 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awarded contract value is £37,440. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No separate evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are set out in the process information.

For suppliers considering similar Leicester City Council work, this award shows recurring demand for a defined school journey delivered as a taxi or passenger transport service. A credible competitor would need the vehicles, drivers and operational capacity to provide reliable transport for Oakwood Community School over the required service period, and to respond to journey-specific requirements through a mini-competition. Smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were considered suitable for this procurement, so local taxi firms may be well placed where they can meet the service requirement and deliver consistently. The council’s passenger transport purchasing route is a Dynamic Purchasing System, making familiarity with that arrangement relevant to competing for comparable journeys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37378 - oakwood community 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
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f290981f-53e3-4801-b2e5-c5db730679a6
Current Stage
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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, VCSE
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
£37,440 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£37,440 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
16 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 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

Hansom Taxis

Further Information

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