AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award for passenger transport journey 37369 - ELLESMERE(KFC) following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059. The published award names “skyline taxis” as supplier, but that name is unverified because supplier matching found no safe company match.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 12 October 2026 with an award value of £39,897 and a stated service period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The notice is an award announcement; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a £39,897 taxi/passenger-transport award within Leicester City Council’s passenger transport DPS.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
skyline taxis (unverified source name)
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-92ab3f5a-6eb9-4f5e-8ba5-ecd45efe7f22-1 · 39897 GBP · Active award
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The award names “skyline taxis” as its sole supplier and records an award value of GBP 39,897.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is “awarded”; source status is “complete”; notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-92ab3f5a-6eb9-4f5e-8ba5-ecd45efe7f22-1 has status “active”.
Contract conclusion
96% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied record contains an award notice and stated contract period but no explicit signature or concluded-contract confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£39,897
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The award value is recorded as 39897 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T09:31:11+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Award and tender contract period end date: 2028-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceTransport services for the journey stated in the notice title: 37369 - ELLESMERE(KFC)
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Notice description states that the contract provides transport services for the journey in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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The notice lists CPV 60170000 as an additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceMini competition under Leicester City Council DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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The description says the contract was awarded following a mini competition under DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
90% confidenceOther
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is recorded as “Other - ”.
Tender availability at award
98% confidenceNo longer seeking tenders
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The notice states: “At the point of award, we are no longer seeking tenders.”
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated service period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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The published award contract period gives these start and end dates.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceSingle published award to one named supplier
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One award record identifies one supplier and one aggregate award value.
Market access route
88% confidenceFuture suppliers may seek access through DPS PAN3059
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The notice identifies PAN3059 as the Passenger Transport Services DPS and directs taxi firms to information on tendering for Council contracts.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceUnverified supplier name
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The supplier verification result is checked_unmatched: the matching workflow completed without a safe company match for “skyline taxis”.
Publication completeness
96% confidenceThe notice supports an award analysis, but not confirmation of a signed contract
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An award notice, active award status, value and service dates are supplied; explicit signature evidence is not supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name “skyline taxis” is unverified: the completed matching workflow found no safe company match, and no company number is supplied.
- Information on tender submissions, bidder numbers, evaluation, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, award rationale and contract signature was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or option terms were supplied; the recompetition horizon is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilPAN3059passenger transport servicestaxi services37369 ELLESMERE KFCContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
The published award names “skyline taxis”. This remains an unverified source name because no safe company match was found.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £39,897.
Was this a signed contract?
The source is an award notice with an active award status. It does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.