--- title: "S131 Mainstream Taxi from Market Harborough to St Josephs Catholic Academy and Market Harborough CE Academy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Leicestershire County Council" published: "2026-08-11" --- # S131 Mainstream Taxi from Market Harborough to St Josephs Catholic Academy and Market Harborough CE Academy Buyer: Leicestershire County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a.json) ## Summary Leicestershire County Council procured a mainstream taxi service for transporting pupils from Market Harborough to St Josephs Catholic Voluntary Academy and Market Harborough CE Academy. The requirement is for a four-seat taxi operating on this school journey. It is a passenger transport service, covering the route between Market Harborough and the two named academies. The council is the buying organisation. The work is classified as transport services (CPV 60000000) and falls within the services category. This is a focused school transport requirement rather than a general vehicle hire or wider passenger transport contract. Businesses would need to provide a suitable taxi and operate reliably on the specified journey for the pupils attending these schools. The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Leicestershire County Council used an open procedure. Bids were due by 6 August 2026 at 12:00. Sound Taxi was awarded the contract on 11 August 2026 for £11,136 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 26 August 2026 to 9 July 2027. The award is active. The published procurement value and awarded value are both £11,136; this is the value for the single stated taxi requirement and should not be treated as a wider transport framework. The process was assessed as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. One supplier is identified as the award recipient. For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award confirms a defined local demand for school taxi transport between Market Harborough and named academies. A credible future competitor would need a four-seat taxi, the ability to provide dependable scheduled pupil journeys, and practical knowledge of operating a local school route. Reliability, vehicle availability and consistent service delivery would be central to competing for this type of requirement. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so the scale and operating model can suit smaller local transport businesses as well as larger providers. Taxi operators already delivering education or passenger transport services are the closest comparable suppliers. ## Notice S131 Mainstream Taxi with 4 seats from Market Harborough to St Josephs Catholic Voluntary Academy and Market Harborough CE Academy ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ecd892b-ca21-4a0a-9280-7f520eb9f9ba | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 11 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 26 Aug 2026 - 9 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £11,136 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £11,136 | | 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 | Leicestershire County Council | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Postcode area | Leicester | | Postcode | LE3 8RA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire | | Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Sound Taxi | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 11 Aug 2026 at 08:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ecd892b-ca21-4a0a-9280-7f520eb9f9ba ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ecd892b-ca21-4a0a-9280-7f520eb9f9ba 11th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html ## 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-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d24da978-8cd6-4b3d-889b-2dd325f5252a.json.