--- title: "37359 - PINDAR NURSERY" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Leicester City Council" published: "2026-10-07" --- # 37359 - PINDAR NURSERY Buyer: Leicester City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for a journey identified as “Pindar Nursery”. The requirement is for taxi services, including passenger transport vehicles with drivers, rather than the purchase of vehicles. The recorded delivery area is the East Midlands, and the buyer is based in Leicester. The service is part of the Council’s wider passenger transport arrangements under a dynamic purchasing system, with this requirement competed separately. This is a transport service for a defined journey; the procurement information does not describe the route, passenger numbers or any wider service duties. Firms providing taxi and driver-based passenger transport are the relevant market. The procurement is complete and was awarded to HANSOM TAXI after a mini-competition under the Council’s dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The award date was 7 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The recorded award value is £44,343. The process used an open procedure. Leicester City Council states that small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises are suitable to participate. No lot structure or evaluation criteria are recorded. The requirement was for one journey, described as Pindar Nursery; the award information does not give further route or service specifications. For taxi operators and firms supplying passenger transport with drivers, this award provides evidence of Leicester City Council’s demand for journey-specific transport through its passenger transport purchasing system. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to deliver the defined passenger journey reliably and meet the operational needs set out when the Council next buys that service. The Council identifies smaller businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises as suitable suppliers, so this type of requirement is not framed as limited to large operators. The selected supplier was a large business, demonstrating that larger providers also compete successfully. The recorded scope is a single journey, rather than a broad transport network; suppliers whose business is local or scheduled taxi and passenger transport may therefore find this buyer’s requirement relevant. ## 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/0b8a1783-0d1e-4dd6-be04-102982c97763 | | 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 | 7 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £44,343 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £44,343 | | 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 | HANSOM TAXI | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60120000 - Taxi services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 7 Oct 2026 at 09:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8a1783-0d1e-4dd6-be04-102982c97763 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8a1783-0d1e-4dd6-be04-102982c97763 7th 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-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a5cc22a3-3669-4ca5-a705-96697d53da34.json.