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title: "37274 - ELLESMERE COLLEGE"
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# 37274 - ELLESMERE COLLEGE

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ec22b466-e077-4332-ab66-e2bcce56b787

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## Summary

Leicester City Council commissioned passenger transport for a journey serving Ellesmere College. The requirement is a taxi service, with associated hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. It sits within the Council’s wider passenger transport needs and is intended to move passengers safely and reliably between the relevant locations in the East Midlands. The buying organisation is Leicester City Council, based at City Hall in Leicester. This is a transport services requirement rather than a vehicle-only supply contract: the provider is expected to supply the vehicles and driving service needed for the journey. It may therefore be relevant to taxi operators, passenger transport companies and other businesses able to provide driver-led transport for education-related journeys in the East Midlands.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The award was made on 10 September 2026 to AZOOM TAXIS for £16,848. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 10 September 2026 at 9.00am. The procurement category is services, and the stated method detail is “Other”. The award is active and the tender is complete. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one award. The requirement was assessed through the Council’s DPS mini-competition route, rather than as a standalone open tender. The contract concerns the Ellesmere College journey described in the procurement title.

This award shows Leicester City Council’s demand for driver-led passenger transport connected with Ellesmere College and demonstrates the scale and duration of a specific education transport requirement. A credible future competitor would need to operate taxi or passenger transport services, provide suitable vehicles with drivers, and organise dependable journeys in the East Midlands. Practical strengths would include the capacity to cover the required route consistently, maintain service continuity throughout the contract, and manage the operational demands of transporting passengers for an education setting. Businesses already supplying taxi services or passenger transport to public bodies may find the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition route particularly relevant. The opportunity is less suited to vehicle hire businesses that do not provide drivers or transport operations.

## 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/0a376389-ac6a-4c6e-a7b1-f4dad6081cb2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Sep 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

- 11 Sep 2026 at 09:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a376389-ac6a-4c6e-a7b1-f4dad6081cb2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a376389-ac6a-4c6e-a7b1-f4dad6081cb2
  11th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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