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title: "37293 - ELLESMERE COLLEGE"
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# 37293 - ELLESMERE COLLEGE

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-82d384df-2a63-49ef-a958-7b5de0692f34

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a journey identified as Ellesmere College, under its passenger transport requirements. The work covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, with delivery in the East Midlands. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. This is a service opportunity for taxi operators, private-hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to carry passengers for the specified journey. The requirement is focused on transport provision rather than vehicle supply alone, so relevant businesses are those that can provide vehicles with drivers and manage recurring journey delivery for a public-sector customer. The procurement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

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 azoом taxis for GBP 20,124. The award date was 21 September 2026, with the contract running from 22 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender deadline was 21 September 2026 at 09:00. This was a services procurement for taxi services and passenger transport vehicles with drivers, delivered in the East Midlands. The award was made to a single supplier. The process used the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System route, with the mini-competition resulting in an active award for the Ellesmere College journey.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear example of Leicester City Council buying dedicated passenger transport for an education-related journey through its established Dynamic Purchasing System. A credible future competitor would need to operate taxi or private-hire vehicles with drivers, organise reliable passenger journeys and deliver consistently in the East Midlands. Relevant businesses include SMEs, larger taxi operators and community or social-enterprise transport providers, provided they can meet the Council’s passenger transport requirements. Experience of managing scheduled journeys, maintaining suitable vehicles, providing dependable drivers and handling public-sector service expectations would strengthen a future offer. The awarded requirement indicates demand for a defined journey rather than a broad transport fleet supply, so operational reliability and local coverage are central capabilities.

## 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/3681adc2-fcbd-4d40-ae2e-0a2c5351f049 |
| 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 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 22 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,124 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,124 |
| 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 | AZOOM 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 Sep 2026 at 09:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3681adc2-fcbd-4d40-ae2e-0a2c5351f049

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3681adc2-fcbd-4d40-ae2e-0a2c5351f049
  21st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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