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title: "ID: 37180 - ORCHARD MEAD ACADEMY"
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# ID: 37180 - ORCHARD MEAD ACADEMY

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f7161b1-5a21-47ce-ad04-cf4d2ac48e0a

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for Orchard Mead Academy, covering the journey identified in the procurement title. The requirement is for taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, corresponding to CPV codes 60120000 and 60170000. It is a services contract for transport delivered in England. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The arrangement concerns a specific academy transport journey rather than a general vehicle supply requirement, so relevant businesses are taxi operators, private hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to carry out scheduled journeys for an education-related public sector customer. Suppliers should be prepared to provide vehicles with drivers as part of the service.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System PAN3059 for Passenger Transport Services. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am. Leicester City Council awarded the contract to Everest Taxis on 21 August 2026 for £26,910, with the contract running from 26 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The award is recorded as active. This is a single awarded requirement, with the published value applying to the contract as a whole. The procurement method is described as ‘Other’ and the available information identifies the mini-competition and DPS route as the procedure. The evaluation basis is not set out in the available procurement details.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for academy transport within Leicester City Council’s passenger transport purchasing route. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to operate taxi or private hire services, provide suitable passenger vehicles with drivers, and deliver scheduled journeys reliably for an education setting. The buyer’s use of a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions shows that suppliers need to understand and participate through that route rather than rely only on one-off general tenders. The opportunity is explicitly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller local operators may be well placed if they can demonstrate dependable capacity, compliant vehicles, appropriately qualified drivers and the operational resilience needed for repeated school transport journeys.

## 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)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e91272-9a9e-40f2-94e3-ab74c02dd6e2 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £26,910 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £26,910 |
| 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 | 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Everest Taxis |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 21 Aug 2026 at 09:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e91272-9a9e-40f2-94e3-ab74c02dd6e2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/40e91272-9a9e-40f2-94e3-ab74c02dd6e2
  21st August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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