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title: "36910 - oaklands school"
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buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
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# 36910 - oaklands school

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-856ababc-1e8b-4238-8263-981be78bb635

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## Summary

Leicester City Council has awarded a contract for transportation services, specifically taxi services related to the Oaklands School. The procurement falls under the category of hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver, classified using the CPV codes 60120000 and 60170000. Located in the East Midlands, United Kingdom, the contract was awarded on 2nd April 2026 and will commence on 13th April 2026, running until 31st July 2028. It follows an open procurement procedure within the Council's Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for passenger transport services. Currently, the procurement stage is completed, and the award has been actively made to the supplier "cityrides".

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for companies within the transportation industry, specifically those able to provide taxi services or hire transport vehicles with drivers. Although small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) were not highlighted for suitability, large-scale operations, such as "cityrides", have shown success in this competition. This contract serves as a clear pathway for well-established transportation providers to expand their services within regional public sector markets through strategic procurement engagements with councils like Leicester City.

## 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/d9298a14-15d8-4dda-92d6-10bb212a1ec5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 12 Apr 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,740 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,740 |
| 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 |
| Post town | 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 | CITYRIDES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 2 Apr 2026 at 08:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9298a14-15d8-4dda-92d6-10bb212a1ec5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d9298a14-15d8-4dda-92d6-10bb212a1ec5
  2nd April 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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