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37203 - THE CITY OF LEICESTER COLLEGE

Leicester City Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 11:02

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for a journey associated with The City of Leicester College. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, placing it within the passenger transport services market rather than vehicle supply or general fleet hire. Delivery is in the East Midlands, with Leicester as the buying authority’s locality. The council is the buyer and the service is intended to provide transport for the stated college journey. The work is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Suppliers operating taxi or private-hire passenger transport services, particularly those able to provide vehicles with drivers for education-related journeys in and around Leicester and the wider East Midlands, are the most directly relevant businesses.

This procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The tender was complete and the award was made on 24 August 2026. Hansom Taxis LTD was selected for £25,728 (GBP). The awarded contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 24 August 2026 at 09:00 BST. The published process identifies an alternative procurement method described as “Other”; the mini-competition route sits within the council’s passenger transport DPS. The award is active, and the selected supplier is recorded as an SME. The procurement was evaluated through the council’s mini-competition process, with the detailed award basis set out in the competition documents.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for taxi and driver-provided passenger transport serving Leicester City Council and an education setting. A credible competitor would need to operate a reliable taxi or private-hire transport service, provide suitable passenger vehicles with drivers, and manage scheduled journeys consistently across Leicester and the East Midlands. SME scale is compatible with the requirement, so smaller local operators can be commercially relevant where they can demonstrate dependable capacity and operational resilience. The route to this work is the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services, followed by mini-competitions for individual journeys. Businesses seeking comparable council work should therefore be able to qualify for and participate in that DPS, respond precisely to journey requirements, and sustain service delivery over a multi-year contract.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37203 - THE CITY OF LEICESTER 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-f1df5698-33a4-448c-aad6-6b1a54686f7f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1739de3f-f833-47d1-90bc-966a9a76eb37
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
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£25,728 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£25,728 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
24 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20264 days ago
Contract Period
25 Aug 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

Notice Documents

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