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title: "Category 1 General"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-21"
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# Category 1 General

Buyer: LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9cda2677-037c-47c3-b042-9843590bb447

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## Summary

Leicester City Council has successfully completed a procurement process under the title "Category 1 General," focusing on taxi transport services. This falls within the industry category of passenger transport vehicle hire with a driver (CPV code 60170000). The awarded contract is set to begin on 18th November 2024 and end on 20th December 2024, covering regions across England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the award was published on 21st March 2025.

This tender creates significant opportunities for large transport companies looking to expand their operations within various regions of England. As Leicester City Council awarded the contract to SKYLINE TAXIS, which is a large-scale provider, businesses of similar scale and capacity are well-suited to compete in future tenders of this nature. The procurement process ensures a broad geographical reach, providing ample business growth potential for companies equipped to deliver extensive passenger transport services across multiple areas.

## Notice

taxi transport

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66e5b24d-54ab-475d-b1c7-4ff612a40318 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| 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 | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 18 Nov 2024 - 20 Dec 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £49 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £8,621 |
| 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 1HL |
| 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), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SKYLINE TAXIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 21 Mar 2025 at 09:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66e5b24d-54ab-475d-b1c7-4ff612a40318
- 11 Nov 2024 at 10:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75c7fa06-10d1-4a16-9845-465c5a46534d

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/66e5b24d-54ab-475d-b1c7-4ff612a40318
  21st March 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75c7fa06-10d1-4a16-9845-465c5a46534d
  11th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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