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title: "37378 - oakwood community school"
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# 37378 - oakwood community school

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ee1be901-5cad-4c6e-97b1-25a87b26a073

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport services for Oakwood Community School. The requirement is a specified journey, delivered in the East Midlands, using taxi services and passenger vehicles with drivers. This is a school transport service rather than a general vehicle hire requirement: suppliers need to provide the journey described for the school. The procurement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangement, but this contract concerns the Oakwood Community School journey only.

The contract was awarded to hansom taxis following a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award was made on 13 October 2026, with a contract period from 16 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awarded contract value is £37,440. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No separate evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are set out in the process information.

For suppliers considering similar Leicester City Council work, this award shows recurring demand for a defined school journey delivered as a taxi or passenger transport service. A credible competitor would need the vehicles, drivers and operational capacity to provide reliable transport for Oakwood Community School over the required service period, and to respond to journey-specific requirements through a mini-competition. Smaller businesses and voluntary, community or social enterprises were considered suitable for this procurement, so local taxi firms may be well placed where they can meet the service requirement and deliver consistently. The council’s passenger transport purchasing route is a Dynamic Purchasing System, making familiarity with that arrangement relevant to competing for comparable journeys.

## 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/f290981f-53e3-4801-b2e5-c5db730679a6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £37,440 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £37,440 |
| 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

- 13 Oct 2026 at 12:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f290981f-53e3-4801-b2e5-c5db730679a6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f290981f-53e3-4801-b2e5-c5db730679a6
  13th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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