AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an active award to Call A Cab Ipswich for a passenger-transport route from Martlesham Heath to Sendsory, Ipswich, requiring a four-seat vehicle and passenger assistant (PA). The published award value is £15,707.83 and the stated service period is 20 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, to the source-named supplier Call A Cab Ipswich.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under the cited Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Call A Cab Ipswich
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1d61f257-404d-4f7e-9126-c6cb34ac28da-1 · 15707.83 GBP · active
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The sole active award names Call A Cab Ipswich as supplier and gives an award value of £15,707.83.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is described as "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award record status is "active".
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-19.
Stated contract period
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Tender and award contract-period fields state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£15,707.83
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The active award value is 15707.83 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is present and it names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
96% confidence16 October 2026, 09:00
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The notice description states this deadline for clarification questions.
Submission deadline
99% confidence19 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender-period end date and notice description state this deadline.
Award published
99% confidence19 October 2026, 15:17 BST
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-19T15:17:01+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Contract-period start is stated as 2026-10-20.
Stated service end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract-period end is stated as 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidencePassenger transport services
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Primary CPV is 60000000, "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Route and operating requirement
97% confidenceMartlesham Heath to Sendsory, Ipswich; four-seat vehicle and a PA required
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Stated in the notice title and description.
Procurement vehicle
96% confidenceMini-competition under the cited Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services
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The description states that Suffolk County Council sought a mini competition against that DPS.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
96% confidenceMini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System
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Notice description explicitly describes a mini competition against the named DPS.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of submissions and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award and tender contract-period fields provide these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceThe source publishes an active award and stated service dates; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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Award status is active, but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
94% confidenceLow-value, defined-route transport requirement with a vehicle-capacity and passenger-assistant requirement.
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Published value is £15,707.83; the notice specifies a four-seat vehicle and PA for the named route.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSupplier name is unverified
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The Companies House workflow completed with status checked_unmatched and no verified company name or number.
Delivery geography
97% confidenceDelivery-location data is inconsistent and broad
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Source delivery addresses include IP1 2BX alongside United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories; the route description is more specific to Martlesham Heath and Ipswich.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceNo lot allocation, bidder-count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, extension or renewal information supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier identity workflow completed without finding a safe Companies House match. Call A Cab Ipswich is therefore presented as an unverified published supplier name, not as a Companies House-verified legal entity.
- The notice does not publish bid numbers, bidder identities, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot-level allocation, or evaluation detail.
- No extension or renewal provisions are published; the estimated reprocurement point is derived only from the stated end date.
- The source delivery-location fields contain broad and inconsistent territories alongside the Ipswich postcode, so they should not be treated as the actual delivery geography.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportCall A Cab Ipswichpassenger transport servicesMartlesham HeathIpswichDynamic Purchasing SystemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The published award names Call A Cab Ipswich. Its legal company identity was not verified in the supplied Companies House matching workflow.
What is the published award value?
£15,707.83.
What is the stated service period?
20 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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