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title: "37177 - Gateway College"
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buyer: "Leicester City Council"
published: "2026-09-02"
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# 37177 - Gateway College

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-590a489c-25f9-40de-bfb9-ced12552b3c3

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured transport services for a journey associated with Gateway College. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Delivery is in the East Midlands. The council is the buyer and user of the service. The procurement concerns a specific passenger transport route rather than a general vehicle hire arrangement, with the journey identified in the tender title. It is therefore relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms and passenger transport providers able to supply vehicles and drivers for education-related journeys in the East Midlands.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award date was 2 September 2026, with a tender submission deadline of 2 September 2026 at 9.00am. HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS was awarded the contract for £28,080. The contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement used a services category and the stated route was assessed through the council’s DPS process. The opportunity was recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No separate quality or price weighting is stated in the available procurement details.

This award shows that Leicester City Council uses its passenger transport DPS to place specific taxi and driver-provided vehicle routes through mini-competitions. A credible future competitor would need to operate taxi or private-hire passenger transport, provide suitable vehicles with drivers, and deliver reliably in the East Midlands for a defined Gateway College journey. Firms should also be able to take part in the council’s DPS route and respond to individual mini-competitions. The selected supplier was recorded as a large organisation, while the procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that relevant scale and operational capacity will be important for comparable requirements.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da3a161f-3742-4abb-8e2d-4b7464154bc5 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,080 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £28,080 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leicester City Council |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 1FZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 09:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da3a161f-3742-4abb-8e2d-4b7464154bc5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da3a161f-3742-4abb-8e2d-4b7464154bc5
  2nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.leicester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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