--- title: "37196 - ELLESMERE COLLEGE (AYLESTONE MEADOWS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Leicester City Council" published: "2026-08-21" --- # 37196 - ELLESMERE COLLEGE (AYLESTONE MEADOWS) Buyer: Leicester City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a.json) ## Summary Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport services for the journey identified as Ellesmere College (Aylestone Meadows). The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with a driver. The work is classified as a service and is delivered in the East Midlands, serving a journey associated with Ellesmere College and Aylestone Meadows. Leicester City Council is the buyer. This is a dedicated transport requirement rather than a vehicle-only supply contract: relevant businesses are taxi operators and passenger transport providers able to provide vehicles with drivers for the specified journey. The contracting process records AZOOM TAXIS as the selected supplier for this service. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 21 August 2026 following an open procedure and a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender deadline was 21 August 2026 at 9:00am. The estimated and awarded value was £16,848 including the stated GBP currency. Leicester City Council awarded the contract to AZOOM TAXIS, with an active award. The contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The published information identifies the service category and procurement route, but does not set out separate lots or an evaluation weighting. At award, the council was no longer seeking tenders. This award is commercially relevant to taxi firms and passenger transport operators that provide vehicles with drivers for education-related journeys in the East Midlands. It shows that Leicester City Council uses its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system and mini-competitions to place individual journey requirements, rather than relying only on a single broad tender. A credible future competitor would need the operational ability to provide a suitable vehicle and driver for the named route, maintain dependable service over a defined school-related contract period, and respond through the council’s purchasing route. The selected supplier, AZOOM TAXIS, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that providers should consider whether their own scale and delivery capacity can support comparable council transport work. ## 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/eaa4c4ec-4570-4599-8e3f-716d0f896b75 | | 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 | 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 | £16,848 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £16,848 | | 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 | Azoom 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 10:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa4c4ec-4570-4599-8e3f-716d0f896b75 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eaa4c4ec-4570-4599-8e3f-716d0f896b75 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-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d658aae5-502f-46c7-b94f-c6818cf5af3a.json.