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title: "37221 - GATEWAY COLLEGE"
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# 37221 - GATEWAY COLLEGE

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd60906c-fde1-45e3-9bf8-161dfbb1e848

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## Summary

Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport for the journey identified as “37221 – Gateway College”. The service is primarily taxi transport, with passenger vehicles and drivers also covered. Delivery is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom. The requirement sits within the Council’s passenger transport needs and is intended to provide a specific journey rather than a general vehicle-hire service. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are taxi operators and passenger transport providers able to supply vehicles with drivers and carry out scheduled journeys associated with Gateway College. The buyer is Leicester City Council, based in Leicester. The procurement is categorised as services, with taxi services as the primary classification and passenger transport vehicle hire with driver as an additional classification.

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 tender deadline was 1 September 2026 at 09:00. The award was made on 1 September 2026 to Hansom Taxis for £25,740 (GBP). The award record gives a contract period from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028; the tender record gives the service period as 21 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The procurement’s estimated value was £25,740 (GBP). The tender was marked as suitable for SMEs. One supplier was awarded the contract. The published procedure detail is recorded as “Other”, with the mini-competition route providing the substantive method.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for taxi and passenger transport services for a college journey in the East Midlands, procured through the Council’s passenger transport DPS. A credible future competitor would need to operate suitable passenger vehicles with drivers, provide dependable scheduled transport, and have the operational capacity to cover the journey consistently throughout the service requirement. The requirement is explicitly marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so a specialist local taxi firm or smaller passenger transport operator could be relevant. The successful supplier is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that bidders should be able to demonstrate reliable delivery arrangements and sufficient capacity, while remaining able to compete through the DPS mini-competition 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)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a72a8887-7e5c-4d49-9331-5906a08f3826 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,740 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,740 |
| 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 Taxis |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 14:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a72a8887-7e5c-4d49-9331-5906a08f3826

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a72a8887-7e5c-4d49-9331-5906a08f3826
  1st September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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