AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Sussex County Council published an award notice for Bus Service 355 between Netherfield and Claverham Community College, with an afternoon-only Whatlington–Mountfield element. The notice names RENOWN COACHES LTD as the verified legal supplier identity, following a source-name discrepancy.
Published outcomeAn active award record dated 29 September 2026 has a value of £197,837. The published award notice gives a contract period from 1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030, but does not explicitly confirm signature or contract execution.
Market significanceThis is a £197,837 public-service bus call-off from the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS for delivery in South East England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RENOWN COACHES LTD
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-6ea5a8db-4ff5-4009-93e4-a6bf8f0ff664-1 · 197837 GBP · active award
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Supplier verification matched company number 12094057 to RENOWN COACHES LTD. The sole award names source supplier "Renown Travel Ltd" and has value £197,837.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded / active award record
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The process is displayed as awarded, and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T15:51:56+01:00.
Contract execution
98% confidenceUnknown; signature is not explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record is an award notice and does not provide a signed-contract field or execution confirmation.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£197,837
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The sole award value is 197837 GBP; tender value is also 197837 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence16 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice published_at: 2026-10-12T15:51:56+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030
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Published contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceBus Service 355: Netherfield–Claverham Community College, plus afternoons-only Whatlington–Mountfield
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Process title.
Category
99% confidencePublic-service buses (CPV 34121100)
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Tender classification: CPV 34121100, "Public-service buses".
Delivery area
96% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region: South East.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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procurementMethod: selective.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system"; description identifies the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of bids, bidders, evaluation scores and ranking was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied.
SME/VCSE suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags state sme: true and vcse: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceSingle-supplier DPS call-off with a published award value of £197,837
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The notice identifies a DPS call-off and supplies one award with one supplier and a £197,837 value.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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No unit rates, payment profile, price indexation or service-volume detail is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name discrepancy
99% confidenceThe supplied source name differs from the verified legal company name
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The source names "Renown Travel Ltd", while company-number verification identifies RENOWN COACHES LTD; supplier_name_mismatch is true.
Supplier-status context
99% confidenceVerification data records the matched company as dissolved
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verifiedCompanyStatus is "Dissolved". The supplied data does not explain the relationship between that status and the published award.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, signed-contract confirmation, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, "Renown Travel Ltd", differs from the verified legal company name, RENOWN COACHES LTD.
- The verification result records RENOWN COACHES LTD as dissolved; the source does not explain this status in relation to the award.
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- Lot titles and allocations are not published.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing detail, extensions and renewal options was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Sussex County CouncilRENOWN COACHES LTDBus Service 355public-service busesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named for the Bus Service 355 award?
The verified legal supplier identity is RENOWN COACHES LTD, company number 12094057. The published source name is Renown Travel Ltd.
What is the published award value?
The sole published award is valued at £197,837.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives 1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030. It does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
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.