ELITE TAXIS LTD wins Leicester City Council Millgate School transport award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 16:28.

Opportunity overview

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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Elite Taxis

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: £18.5k
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-8c4d6da2-b6e9-4773-a56f-d45237417522-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV60120000 — Taxi services
CPV60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: LEICSCITY02-DN831403-26031162
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 60120000
Description: Taxi services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 60170000
Description: Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Tender Period

Ends: 8 Oct 2026, 09:00

Contract period

Starts: 14 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: East Midlands
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-327375
Name: Leicester City Council

Identifier

Legal Name: Leicester City Council

Address

Street Address: Passenger & Transport Services, CITY HALL
Locality: Leicester
Postal Code: LE1 1FZ
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: Enquiries-Taxi-Brokerage@leicester.gov.uk

Details

Url: https://www.leicester.gov.uk ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-217352
Name: Elite Taxis

Identifier

Legal Name: Elite Taxis

Address

Street Address: Elite Taxis

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-8c4d6da2-b6e9-4773-a56f-d45237417522-1
Status: active
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 15:04

Value

Amount: 18,486
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-217352
Name: Elite Taxis

Contract period

Starts: 12 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3aae0fa1-98a0-4b92-81db-66721b97a07a ↗
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 15:04
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Leicester · LE1 1FZ · England
Delivery location · East Midlands · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

3aae0fa1-98a0-4b92-81db-66721b97a07a-917094Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 8 Oct 2026, 15:04

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Leicester City Council announced an active award to ELITE TAXIS LTD for passenger transport associated with Millgate School, following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded; source record completeEvidence: Process stage is 'award', display status is 'awarded', and source status is 'complete'.
Award statusActiveEvidence: The single award has status 'active'.
Award date8 October 2026Evidence: Award record date: 2026-10-08.

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 3aae0fa1-98a0-4b92-81db-66721b97a07a-917094
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8c4d6da2-b6e9-4773-a56f-d45237417522
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 16:28
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Leicester City Council announced an active award to ELITE TAXIS LTD for passenger transport associated with Millgate School, following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.

Published outcome

One award is recorded to ELITE TAXIS LTD, valued at £18,486. The notice records the award as active.

Market significance

This is a small, school-related passenger transport award in the East Midlands under an established council dynamic purchasing system.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ELITE TAXIS LTD

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-8c4d6da2-b6e9-4773-a56f-d45237417522-1 · 18486 GBP · active

View supporting evidence

Verified supplier identity: ELITE TAXIS LTD (company number 11317928). The award names source supplier 'Elite Taxis' and records an award value of £18,486; no lots are specified.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded; source record complete

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Process stage is 'award', display status is 'awarded', and source status is 'complete'.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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The single award has status 'active'.

Award date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Award record date: 2026-10-08.

Notice publication date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:04:34+01:00.

Contract start dates reported

99% confidence

12 October 2026 in the award record; 14 October 2026 in the tender contract period

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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-12; tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-14.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£18,486

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The award value is 18486 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

Single award; value recorded at award level

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One award and one supplier are recorded. No lot allocation is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender deadline

99% confidence

8 October 2026, 09:00 (UTC+01:00)

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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-08T09:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Award date: 2026-10-08.

Reported end date

99% confidence

31 July 2028

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Both tender and award contract periods end on 2028-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

93% confidence

Passenger transport services for the journey associated with Millgate School

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Notice description states that the contract is for transport services and that the journey is stated in the notice title.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 60120000 — Taxi services

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Tender classification lists CPV 60120000.

Secondary classification

99% confidence

CPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

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Tender additional classification lists CPV 60170000.

Delivery region

99% confidence

East Midlands, United Kingdom

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The item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure

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Procurement method details are recorded as 'Open procedure'.

Sourcing route

99% confidence

Mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services

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Notice description states that the award followed a mini-competition under the Council's DPS PAN3059.

Tender availability

99% confidence

No longer seeking tenders at award

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Additional information states that at the point of award, the Council is no longer seeking tenders.

Competition metrics

99% confidence

Not published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Reported term

99% confidence

Ends 31 July 2028; start date is inconsistent across source fields

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The award period reports 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2028, while the tender period reports 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.

Extension and renewal options

99% confidence

Not published

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

Contract execution

98% confidence

Not explicitly confirmed

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The source is an awarded contract notice with an active award status, but does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Route to market

91% confidence

Suppliers seeking comparable work may need access to Leicester City Council's passenger transport DPS

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This award was made through a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

£18,486 is the published award value; pricing structure, volumes and payment basis are not published

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The notice publishes only the total award value.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-8c4d6da2-b6e9-4773-a56f-d45237417522
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Leicester City Council

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Buyer party legal name is Leicester City Council.

Buyer location

99% confidence

Leicester, England

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Buyer address lists Leicester, LE1 1FZ, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

ELITE TAXIS LTD (company number 11317928)

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Supplier verification records ELITE TAXIS LTD, company number 11317928, with verified status.

Source trading/name form

99% confidence

Elite Taxis

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The source award and supplier party name the supplier as 'Elite Taxis'.

Published supplier scale

90% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details state scale 'large'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential re-procurement timing

72% confidence

Estimated around the reported end date of 31 July 2028, subject to buyer decisions and any unpublished options

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The reported contract end date is 31 July 2028. No extension or renewal terms are published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Start-date inconsistency

99% confidence

Two different start dates are reported: 12 October 2026 at award level and 14 October 2026 in the tender contract period.

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Award and tender contractPeriod fields differ.

Lot information

99% confidence

No lots or lot-to-award allocation are published.

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Lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.

Unpublished evaluation information

99% confidence

Bidder numbers, bid prices, evaluation scores and award rationale are not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source reports conflicting contract start dates: 12 October 2026 in the award record and 14 October 2026 in the tender contract period.
No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are published.
Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer count, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing breakdown, service volumes, extension options and renewal terms.
The award notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Millgate School transport award?

ELITE TAXIS LTD is the verified legal supplier recorded for the single award.

What is the published value of the award?

The published award value is £18,486.

When does the award end?

The reported end date is 31 July 2028. The source contains inconsistent start dates and does not publish extension options.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

37363 - MILLGATE SCHOOL

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Elite Taxis

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Additional Classifications

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Details

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

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Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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