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title: "37203 - THE CITY OF LEICESTER COLLEGE"
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# 37203 - THE CITY OF LEICESTER COLLEGE

Buyer: Leicester City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f1df5698-33a4-448c-aad6-6b1a54686f7f

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## Summary

Leicester City Council procured passenger transport for a journey associated with The City of Leicester College. The requirement covers taxi services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers, placing it within the passenger transport services market rather than vehicle supply or general fleet hire. Delivery is in the East Midlands, with Leicester as the buying authority’s locality. The council is the buyer and the service is intended to provide transport for the stated college journey. The work is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Suppliers operating taxi or private-hire passenger transport services, particularly those able to provide vehicles with drivers for education-related journeys in and around Leicester and the wider East Midlands, are the most directly relevant businesses.

This procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services. The tender was complete and the award was made on 24 August 2026. Hansom Taxis LTD was selected for £25,728 (GBP). The awarded contract runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 24 August 2026 at 09:00 BST. The published process identifies an alternative procurement method described as “Other”; the mini-competition route sits within the council’s passenger transport DPS. The award is active, and the selected supplier is recorded as an SME. The procurement was evaluated through the council’s mini-competition process, with the detailed award basis set out in the competition documents.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for taxi and driver-provided passenger transport serving Leicester City Council and an education setting. A credible competitor would need to operate a reliable taxi or private-hire transport service, provide suitable passenger vehicles with drivers, and manage scheduled journeys consistently across Leicester and the East Midlands. SME scale is compatible with the requirement, so smaller local operators can be commercially relevant where they can demonstrate dependable capacity and operational resilience. The route to this work is the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services, followed by mini-competitions for individual journeys. Businesses seeking comparable council work should therefore be able to qualify for and participate in that DPS, respond precisely to journey requirements, and sustain service delivery over a multi-year contract.

## 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/1739de3f-f833-47d1-90bc-966a9a76eb37 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,728 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,728 |
| 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

- 24 Aug 2026 at 11:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1739de3f-f833-47d1-90bc-966a9a76eb37

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1739de3f-f833-47d1-90bc-966a9a76eb37
  24th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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