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Leicester City Council: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Leicester City Council has published 711 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 23 Oct 2023, worth £825m in total as published. Most of its spending is on transport services, construction works, health & social care. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Leicester City Council buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 23 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport services | 60000000 | 379 | £14.5m |
| Construction works | 45000000 | 106 | £230m |
| Health & social care | 85000000 | 25 | £464m |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 21 | £6.9m |
| Software | 48000000 | 19 | £4.9m |
| Repair & maintenance | 50000000 | 19 | £10m |
| Vehicles & transport equipment | 34000000 | 17 | £14.8m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 17 | £18.6m |
| R&D | 73000000 | 13 | £1.1m |
| Other community services | 98000000 | 12 | £5.8m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver | 369 |
60120000 Taxi services | 268 |
45000000 Construction work | 101 |
50000000 Repair and maintenance services | 24 |
85000000 Health and social work services | 23 |
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services | 18 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 17 |
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation | 16 |
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services | 13 |
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 13 |
Recent contract awards
The latest awards with a company or organisation named as supplier. Values are as published and may be framework or multi-year totals.
| Awarded | Contract | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | 37408 - LEICESTER PARTNERSHIP SCHOOL | Hansom Taxis Leicester Ltd | £26k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 37402 - KEYHAM LODGE SCHOOL | City Rides Leicester LTD | £20k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 37409 - ELLESMERE | Hansom Taxis Leicester Ltd | £26k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 37414 - HINCKLEY HOUSE SCHOOL | City Rides Leicester LTD | £69k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 37386 - MILGATE | Hansom Airport Taxis LTD | £29k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | ID: 37423 - IMPERIAL AVENUE INFANT SCHOOL | City Rides Leicester LTD | £28k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | PAN3432 - Provision of Fire Risk Assessments | Xomni Limited | £1.5m |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Graphic design work for De Montfort Hall | Touch Graphic Design Ltd TA Touch Design | £46k |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Lift Repairs & Maintenance | Midland Lift Services Limited | £170k |
| 19 Oct 2026 | PAN3461 - Window replacement - Coleman Primary | Oliveti Construction Ltd | £113k |
| 19 Oct 2026 | ID: 37411 - NETHERHALL MEAD ACADEMY | CITY RIDES LEICESTER Ltd | £47k |
| 14 Oct 2026 | PAN3532 - Supply of 7.5t Cage Tipper Tail-lift (x4) | Guest Motors Limited | £268k |
| 14 Oct 2026 | PAN3356 - Supply of Leicester City bollards | Broxap Ltd | £63k |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Provision of CRM System for Connect to Work Programme | Cognisoft Limited | £244k |
| 12 Oct 2026 | ID: 37385 - KEYHAM LODGE SCHOOL | City Rides Leicester LTD | £26k |
Top suppliers to Leicester City Council
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 23 Oct 2023. 26% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Hansom Airport Taxis LTD | 135 | £3.9m |
| Hansom Taxis Leicester Ltd | 68 | £1.7m |
| CityRides Leicester Ltd | 52 | £1.4m |
| SKYLINE Taxis (Mids) Ltd | 26 | £362k |
| Aggregate Industries UK Ltd | 25 | £7.8m |
| Skyline Taxis (GB) Ltd | 21 | £717k |
| Everest Taxis Ltd | 17 | £923k |
| Danaher & Walsh (Civil Engineering) Ltd | 15 | £2.6m |
| A-Zoom Ltd | 13 | £736k |
| Hmb (Leic) LTD | 13 | £601k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
72 contracts end by 23 Oct 2027. Buyers usually re-tender 6 to 12 months before the end date, so these are the next opportunities to prepare for. End dates are as published and exclude optional extensions.
| Ends | Contract | Current supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2026 | PAN3385 - Regent Road Development - Architecture | Maber Associates Ltd t/a Maber Architects | £118k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | PAN3384 - Regent Road Development - Specialist Engineering | Couch Perry & Wilkes LLP | £119k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | PAN3383 - Regent Road Development - Civil and Structural Engineering | Civic Engineers Ltd | £70k |
| 30 Oct 2026 | PAN3288 - Regent Road Development - Programme & Project Management | Pulse Associates Ltd | £34k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | PAN2939 - Ratings Valuation | Wilks Head & Eve LLP | £146k |
| 31 Oct 2026 | PAN3116 - Carriageway Surfacing 2024 Framework | Aggregate Industries UK Limited, Thomas Bow Limited, Tarmac Trading Limited, Robinsons Paver Hire Ltd T/A RPH Surfacing | £20m |
| 2 Nov 2026 | SCE0037 - Harrison Road further competition | Pathfinders Community Support Ltd | £907k |
| 3 Nov 2026 | PAN3150 - Provision of H&S, Plant and Machinery Training | Construct Training Services Ltd, Marvel Training Ltd | £124k |
| 13 Nov 2026 | PAN3461 - Window replacement - Coleman Primary | Oliveti Construction Ltd | £113k |
| 15 Nov 2026 | PAN2951 - Re-Roofing, Roofing Repairs and Associated Works City-Wide | Premiere Property Services Ltd, Stoic Roofing & Construction Ltd, Russell Trew Limited | £20m |
| 27 Nov 2026 | PAN2879 - Maintenance and Renewal of Highways Structures and Associated Highways including minor non-highway structures: PAN3606 -Ocean Road Bridge and Highway Maintenance Scheme | Danaher & Walsh (Civil Engineering) Limited | £366k |
| 3 Dec 2026 | Lift Repairs & Maintenance | Midland Lift Services Limited | £170k |
| 17 Dec 2026 | 37115 - CONTACT | Hansom Taxis Leicester Ltd | £12k |
| 17 Dec 2026 | PAN3506 - PlayZones - Elston Fields | Support in Sport (UK) Ltd | £294k |
| 17 Dec 2026 | PAN3503 - PlayZones - Sharmon Crescent ball court | Support in Sport (UK) Ltd | £383k |
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by Leicester City Council. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
| Type | Opportunity | Deadline or date | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tender | 37407 - OAKLANDS SCHOOL | 26 Oct 2026 | £55k |
| Open tender | Gazetteer Management and Web Mapping System | 4 Nov 2026 | £120k |
| Open tender | Rolleston Primary School Roof Repair | 5 Nov 2026 | £350k |
| Open tender | Parent Chat - Digital Parenting Support | 9 Nov 2026 | £124k |
| Open tender | PAN3566 - Request for a Priced Proposal to Operate Funfairs at Abbey Park, Leicester | 12 Nov 2026 | £400k |
| Open tender | SCE0076- High Dependency Bed Service | 13 Nov 2026 | £4.9m |
| Open tender | PAN3502 - Provision of Fleet Maintenance Services | 16 Nov 2026 | £1.5m |
| Planned procurement | Construction of 33 New Council Homes | 1 Oct 2026 | £9.5m |
| Planned procurement | PAN3663 - Single Homeless Support Services & Supported Accommodation | 5 Oct 2026 | £5.3m |
| Planned procurement | PAN3662 - Provision of Accommodation-based Housing Related Support for Singles | 7 Oct 2026 | £4.3m |
| Planned procurement | SCE0077- Children’s Commissioning Arrangement | 14 Oct 2026 | £1 |
| Planned procurement | SCE0059 - Soft Market Engagement Questionnaire - Supported Living | 20 Oct 2026 | £395m |
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Source: Contracts Finder (Crown Commercial Service) notices published 23 Oct 2023 to 23 Oct 2026, and Find a Tender (Cabinet Office) notices published 16 Sept 2026 to 22 Oct 2026. Figures are our own summary of those notices. Award counts include notices with a named organisation as supplier; notices naming individuals are left out and no individual's name is shown.
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Last updated: 23 October 2026. Information only; check the official notices before acting. Brightbench is not connected to Leicester City Council.