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title: "37143 - SCHOOL AND CONTACT"
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# 37143 - SCHOOL AND CONTACT

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a3f13c92-13c0-4710-a08e-d1e0446da39e

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as “SCHOOL AND CONTACT”. The requirement is classified as taxi services, with related provision for hiring passenger transport vehicles with drivers. The service is for delivery in the East Midlands. This is a council transport requirement rather than a supply of vehicles: the appointed provider is expected to provide journeys using suitable passenger transport and drivers. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The procurement sits within the council’s wider Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, which covers taxi services and similar passenger transport requirements. Businesses active in school or passenger transport, taxi operations, or contracted vehicle-with-driver services are the most relevant comparators for this work.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The stated procurement method is an open procedure. The award was made to NMI on 18 August 2026 for £18,720. The contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 18 December 2026. The tender had a submission deadline of 18 August 2026 at 9:00am. This was a single service requirement, with no separate lots identified. The procurement is categorised as a services contract. The award is active, and the council’s stated position at award was that it was no longer seeking tenders. The published requirement records suitability for neither small and medium-sized enterprises nor voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the requirement provides a clear example of Leicester City Council’s demand for contracted passenger journeys connected with school transport. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need reliable taxi or passenger transport operations, suitable vehicles with drivers, and the operational capacity to deliver a specified journey consistently in the East Midlands. Experience in school transport would help demonstrate understanding of punctuality, safeguarding expectations, passenger welfare and dependable daily scheduling, although those specific qualifications are not stated as award requirements here. Suppliers should also understand how to participate in the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and respond to its mini-competitions, since that was the route used for this award.

## 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/7e1d42f6-42ac-4613-bdae-03678cf45d1a |
| 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 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 18 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £18,720 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £18,720 |
| 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 | NMI |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 09:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1d42f6-42ac-4613-bdae-03678cf45d1a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1d42f6-42ac-4613-bdae-03678cf45d1a
  18th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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