--- title: "37185 - school and contact" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Leicester City Council" published: "2026-08-21" --- # 37185 - school and contact Buyer: Leicester City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for a school journey identified as “37185 - school and contact”. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, for transport delivered in the East Midlands. It is a service contract for a specific school-related journey rather than a general vehicle supply requirement. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. Businesses suited to this type of work include taxi operators, private-hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to provide vehicles with drivers for school travel. The requirement sits within the Council’s wider passenger transport service needs and is relevant to operators serving Leicester and the surrounding East Midlands area. 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 procurement method was an open procedure. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am, and the award date was 21 August 2026. Leicester City Council awarded the contract to SKYLINE Taxis (Mids) Ltd for £10,600. The awarded contract period runs from 24 August 2026 to 1 January 2027, while the tendered contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 January 2027. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published information does not set out separate scored evaluation criteria. This award demonstrates a defined requirement for school passenger transport from Leicester City Council, delivered through its Dynamic Purchasing System and competed by mini-competition. A credible future supplier would need to operate taxi or private-hire passenger transport services, provide suitable vehicles with drivers, and reliably deliver a specified school journey in the East Midlands. The short, route-specific nature of the requirement favours operators able to organise dependable day-to-day transport rather than suppliers focused only on vehicle hire or fleet supply. The Council’s stated suitability for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises indicates that smaller local operators and community-based transport organisations can be relevant competitors when they can meet the operational requirements and participate through the DPS route. ## 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/0f1a2e62-ea39-436b-b29f-32b0807994a0 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 1 Jan 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,600 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £10,600 | | 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 | SKYLINE Taxis (Mids) Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60120000 - Taxi services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 11:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f1a2e62-ea39-436b-b29f-32b0807994a0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0f1a2e62-ea39-436b-b29f-32b0807994a0 21st August 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-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a4547f4e-5f8e-45d0-aeb6-088d14479224.json.