AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award for passenger transport services associated with Moat Community College. The award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 and names Hansom Taxis as the supplier, although that supplier name remains unverified against Companies House.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £37,428, was published on 9 October 2026. The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a modest-value local passenger-transport award under an established dynamic purchasing system, relevant to taxi and driver-inclusive passenger transport providers serving the East Midlands.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hansom Taxis
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-963f310a-914b-4d5c-9bd7-503efaa7b52b-1 · 37428 GBP · active award
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The award names "Hansom Taxis" as its sole supplier and gives an award value of GBP 37,428.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The source labels the notice as "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-963f310a-914b-4d5c-9bd7-503efaa7b52b-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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The award record gives date "2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00".
Contract execution status
98% confidenceNot stated
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The published award notice provides an active award and contract period, but no explicit signature or execution information.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£37,428
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The award value is stated as 37,428 GBP. This is associated with the single published award and its sole named supplier.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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No value basis, pricing schedule, or breakdown is supplied in the published notice.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 11:20 BST
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The award notice document and release history give "2026-10-09T11:20:04+01:00".
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence9 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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The tender period end date is "2026-10-09T09:00:00+01:00".
Published contract start
98% confidence12 October 2026
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The award and tender contract period start is "2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00".
Published contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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The award and tender contract period end is "2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00".
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
90% confidencePassenger transport services for the journey associated with Moat Community College
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The notice describes provision of transport services and identifies the opportunity as "37380 - MOAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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The tender classification identifies CPV 60120000 as "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 published item lists a delivery address in the East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to award
99% confidenceMini-competition under DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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The description states that the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under the Council's DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
98% confidenceOther
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The source records procurementMethodDetails as "Other - ".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot stated
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The published notice does not provide bidder numbers, tenderer identities, scores, or evaluation results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contract period specifies those start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option, or variation terms are supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability data marks SME as true.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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The tender suitability data marks VCSE as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market implication
91% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work would need access to Leicester City Council's passenger transport DPS.
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The notice says the award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 and directs providers to information on tendering for taxi contracts.
Commercial detail availability
99% confidenceLimited
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The notice provides a total award value and period but no pricing, route detail, service volumes, quality measures, or award rationale.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceUnverified supplier identity
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Companies House matching was completed without a safe match: supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched", with no verified company name or number.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceLimited post-award detail
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Information not supplied in the published notice includes evaluation results, bidder count, pricing breakdown, service volumes, lot allocation, and signature information.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name, Hansom Taxis, is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe match, and no company number or verified legal name is available.
- The notice does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed or executed.
- No bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, service volume, detailed route information, lot allocation, or extension terms are published.
- No renewal or reprocurement plan is stated; the renewal outlook is only an end-date-based estimate.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilMoat Community College transportpassenger transport servicestaxi servicesDPS PAN3059Hansom Taxis
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
The award names Hansom Taxis. The published name is unverified against Companies House because no safe company match was found.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £37,428.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice says the award followed a mini-competition under Leicester City Council's DPS PAN3059 for passenger transport services.
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