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title: "37181 - WILLOWBANK"
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# 37181 - WILLOWBANK

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b63214f0-cd3b-4163-ae88-f34b4b706803

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as Willowbank, under reference 37181. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, rather than the purchase of vehicles. Delivery is in the East Midlands, serving the Council’s transport needs. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based at City Hall in Leicester. The procurement is classified as a service for passenger transport. It was run through the Council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, which is used for transport requirements such as taxi services. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, making it relevant to local taxi firms and other passenger transport operators with the vehicles, drivers and operating capacity needed for Council journeys.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The procedure was an open procedure. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 09:00. The contract was awarded on 21 August 2026 to Skyline Taxis for £35,217, inclusive of the stated contract value currency, GBP. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The award is active. The procurement was a single requirement for the Willowbank journey, with no separate lot awards reported. Leicester City Council is the buyer, and Skyline Taxis is the selected supplier. The process was evaluated through the mini-competition route within the Council’s passenger transport purchasing system.

This award shows that Leicester City Council buys defined passenger journeys through its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, using mini-competitions rather than a single one-off route to market. A credible competitor for similar work would need to operate taxi or other passenger transport vehicles with drivers, organise reliable journey delivery in the East Midlands and meet the Council’s requirements for participation in its purchasing system. The requirement is suitable for SMEs, so a smaller taxi business can be commercially relevant where it has dependable vehicles, appropriately capable drivers, robust scheduling and the capacity to provide Council transport consistently. Firms already positioned to deliver local passenger journeys can use this procurement as evidence of the type of service and operating model the Council awards.

## 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)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cda6922e-636f-4d05-8894-fef596d11a74 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £35,217 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £35,217 |
| 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 |

## 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 10:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cda6922e-636f-4d05-8894-fef596d11a74

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cda6922e-636f-4d05-8894-fef596d11a74
  21st August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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