--- title: "37376 - DOVETREE SCHOOL" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Leicester City Council" published: "2026-10-12" --- # 37376 - DOVETREE SCHOOL Buyer: Leicester City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport for Dovetree School, described as transport services for a journey identified in the procurement title. The requirement is taxi transport, with passenger vehicles and drivers (CPV 60120000). The delivery location is in the East Midlands. The council buys the service for the school; the published description does not give further detail about the route or passenger arrangements. The contract is a specific school transport service rather than a general vehicle hire requirement, so its relevance is strongest for operators able to provide taxi or other passenger transport for school journeys in the area. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Shafi-Ullah Adam on 12 October 2026. The award value is £29,250. The contract runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. Leicester City Council used an open mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The stated tender deadline was 12 October 2026 at 09:00. The process relates to one school transport requirement, with no separate lots described. The data gives no evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements beyond recording that the procurement was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The selected supplier is identified as Shafi-Ullah Adam. This award demonstrates demand from Leicester City Council for a defined passenger transport service to Dovetree School, procured through a mini-competition within the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to operate taxi or passenger transport vehicles with drivers and be able to deliver school journeys in the East Midlands. The selected supplier’s success shows that an individual operator can win this requirement, although the award does not describe the vehicle specification, route, passenger needs or service capacity required. Firms already able to provide council passenger transport through the relevant purchasing system are closest to this opportunity; suppliers whose business is unrelated to taxi or school transport are less likely to find it relevant. The council’s stated suitability assessment did not identify the requirement as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs. ## 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/344948a3-4791-47ee-8fca-582cc6f8ec7f | | 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 | 12 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 12 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 13 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £29,250 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £29,250 | | 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 | Shafi-Ullah Adam | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60120000 - Taxi services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 12 Oct 2026 at 09:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/344948a3-4791-47ee-8fca-582cc6f8ec7f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/344948a3-4791-47ee-8fca-582cc6f8ec7f 12th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.leicester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3.json.