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37201- DSP UNIT OF OAKLANDS SCHOOL

Leicester City Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 10:41

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Summary of the contracting process

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a journey identified as “37201 – DSP Unit of Oaklands School”. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, for transporting passengers connected with Oaklands School. The work is categorised as services and is to be delivered in England. The council is the buying organisation. This is a school transport requirement rather than a general vehicle supply contract, so it is relevant to taxi operators, passenger transport providers and firms able to provide appropriately driven vehicles for scheduled journeys. The procurement sits within the council’s wider Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, indicating that the buyer uses this route for individual transport requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The contract was awarded to Hansom Airport Taxis on 21 August 2026, at a value of £22,218. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00 am. The requirement was identified as a service procurement for taxi and driver-provided passenger transport. The recorded procurement method detail is “Other”. The award is active, and the awarded supplier is Hansom Airport Taxis. The opportunity was marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates a defined need from Leicester City Council for school-related passenger transport delivered through taxi and driver-provided vehicle services. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be established taxi firms or passenger transport operators with the vehicles, licensed drivers, scheduling capability and operational capacity to provide reliable journeys for school passengers. Experience of working with public bodies, managing recurring or route-based transport, and meeting safeguarding, passenger welfare and service reliability expectations would strengthen a supplier’s position. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller local operators may be credible competitors where they can demonstrate sufficient capacity, dependable delivery and compliance with the council’s passenger transport arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

37201- DSP UNIT OF OAKLANDS 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)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f7dc0d98-067d-4a5d-ab1a-7e9bb2cbf230
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a75013a7-8af7-49ab-b61a-2b1169640240
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
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
£22,218 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£22,218 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days ago
Contract Period
1 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
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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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hansom Airport Taxis

Further Information

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