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Leicestershire County Council: public contracts, suppliers and opportunities
Leicestershire County Council has published 821 contract awards on Contracts Finder and Find a Tender since 28 Oct 2023, worth £433m in total as published. Most of its spending is on transport services, construction works, software. Below: what it buys, who wins, what ends soon and what is coming up.
What Leicestershire County Council buys
Contract awards by CPV category (Common Procurement Vocabulary division), from 28 Oct 2023 to 22 Oct 2026.
| Category | CPV | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport services | 60000000 | 447 | £31m |
| Construction works | 45000000 | 65 | £167m |
| Software | 48000000 | 58 | £23.9m |
| Business services (HR, legal, marketing, admin) | 79000000 | 34 | £40.8m |
| Health & social care | 85000000 | 29 | £24.8m |
| Sports & leisure goods | 37000000 | 23 | £240k |
| Architecture & engineering | 71000000 | 19 | £34.3m |
| R&D | 73000000 | 16 | £1.1m |
| Education & training | 80000000 | 15 | £6.2m |
| Office & IT equipment | 30000000 | 13 | £2m |
| Most used CPV codes | Notices |
|---|---|
60000000 Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | 416 |
48000000 Software package and information systems | 54 |
85000000 Health and social work services | 31 |
45233100 Construction work for highways, roads | 27 |
45000000 Construction work | 21 |
60130000 Special-purpose road passenger-transport services | 21 |
60140000 Non-scheduled passenger transport | 21 |
60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver | 21 |
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security | 19 |
71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy services | 14 |
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 | Purchase of Season Tickets on School Provided Transport | Bradgate Education Partnership | £53k |
| 22 Oct 2026 | South Yorkshire Pension | South Yorkshire Pensions Authority | £40k |
| 21 Oct 2026 | SEN20858-SEN-TAXI-Maplewell Hall School | Premier Taxis Leicester LTD | £28k |
| 21 Oct 2026 | ESPO Framework 535 - Plant with operator | Planters (Leicester) Limited | £130k |
| 21 Oct 2026 | ESPO Framework 536 - Plant without operator | Gap Group Limited | £56k |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Purchase of 6 Gritters | Econ Engineering Ltd | £576k |
| 14 Oct 2026 | SEN20650-SEN-TAXI-The Fusion Academy | Nmi Taxi LTD | £35k |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Beaumanor Activities High Ropes Repairs October 2026 | High-Low Ropes Course Consulting LTD | £20k |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Leicestershire Academies Insurance Schem | Zurich Insurance Company LTD | £3.5m |
| 9 Oct 2026 | SEN20729-SEN-TAXI-SENSE COLLEGE - LOUGHBOROUGH | Asa Transport Services LTD | £38k |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Crisis and Resilience Fund - Financial Resilience and Community Coordination Service | Helping Hands Community Trust | £373k |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Recruitment Agency Services | Macdonald & Company Freelance Limited | £40k |
| 6 Oct 2026 | SEN20642-SEN-TAXI -Bowman Academy | Premier Taxis Leicester LTD | £18k |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Care Homes - Matron Services | Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust | £40k |
| 1 Oct 2026 | SEN20613-SEN-TAXI-THE PHOENIX CENTRE (HOSPITAL SCHOOL) | GI Express Leicester Ltd | £16k |
Top suppliers to Leicestershire County Council
Companies and organisations named most often in its award notices since 28 Oct 2023. 23% of awards went to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
| Supplier | Awards | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Coalville Cabs LTD | 44 | £647k |
| Premier Taxis Leicester LTD | 31 | £441k |
| Take Me Service LTD T/A Adt Taxis | 30 | £228k |
| Nmi Taxi LTD | 26 | £420k |
| Allroads Asphalt Solutions LTD | 18 | £13.5m |
| Generation Cabs LTD | 16 | £197k |
| P&P Cabs LTD | 15 | £260k |
| Everest Taxis LTD | 15 | £159k |
| AECOM Ltd | 13 | £521k |
| Gvn Cabs LTD | 11 | £202k |
Contracts ending in the next 12 months
219 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.
Upcoming and open opportunities
Open tenders and planned procurements (pipeline and preliminary market engagement notices) published by Leicestershire County Council. Always read the official notice for documents and how to bid.
| Type | Opportunity | Deadline or date | Est. value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open tender | Gambling Behaviour Change Campaign | 26 Oct 2026 | £50k |
| Open tender | Community Life Choices 2027 | 30 Oct 2026 | |
| Open tender | Highway Waste Services Framework_2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | £4m |
| Open tender | Safeguarding in Education (Child Protection) Training Standing List - 2026 Reopen | 16 Nov 2026 | £20k |
| Planned procurement | Protect Duty: County Hall Campus Alert System | 9 Oct 2026 |
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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 Leicestershire County Council.