AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for a passenger transport service between Felixstowe and Sendsory, Ipswich, requiring a four-seat vehicle and passenger assistant (PA). The active award names Call A Cab Ipswich and is valued at £12,373.56.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 9 October 2026, with a stated service period from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Call A Cab Ipswich
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b5476a7e-ddc2-4d2b-afab-3daa3360ff79-1 · 12373.56 GBP · active
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The active award names “Call A Cab Ipswich” as supplier and records a value of £12,373.56.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active
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The notice is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender status is “complete” and the award status is “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-09.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No signature or contract execution data is supplied.
Stated contract start
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award contract period startDate: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contract period endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£12,373.56
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The sole award record states amount 12373.56, currency GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier and one award-level value.
Pricing basis
99% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule, rate card, VAT treatment or cost breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification-question deadline
95% confidence7 October 2026, 09:00
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The description states that clarification questions were due by 0900 on 2026-10-07.
Submission deadline
98% confidence8 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender period endDate and notice description state 2026-10-08 at 09:00.
Award date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-09.
Award notice publication
98% confidence9 October 2026, 08:50:58 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-09T08:50:58+01:00.
Stated service period
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The published award contract period gives these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidencePassenger transport service from Felixstowe to Sendsory, Ipswich, requiring a four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA)
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Notice title and description specify “Felixstowe - Sendsory, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required)”.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Primary classification is CPV 60000000, “Transport services (excl. Waste transport)”.
Lot structure
98% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and no lot IDs are associated with the award.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceFelixstowe to Sendsory, Ipswich; structured delivery-location data is inconsistent
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The title describes the Felixstowe–Sendsory, Ipswich route, while structured delivery locations include IP1 2BX and broad territories.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
97% confidenceMini-competition under the 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, citing OJEU Notice 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurementMethodDetails is “Not specified”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of invited suppliers, bids, bidder identities, scores or evaluation results is supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
90% confidenceNot marked suitable for SME or VCSE participation
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Tender suitability fields state sme: false and vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately 291 days
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The stated period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Performance and service terms
94% confidenceVehicle capacity and PA requirement stated; other terms unknown
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The notice specifies a four-seat vehicle and PA but provides no service levels, operating timetable or performance measures.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market opportunity profile
94% confidenceLow-value, defined passenger transport requirement under an existing DPS
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The published award value is £12,373.56 and the notice describes a mini-competition under the passenger transport DPS.
Supplier participation signal
92% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work would need access to the cited passenger transport DPS; the notice does not disclose the competition field or award rationale
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The stated route to market is a mini-competition under the DPS; no bid or evaluation data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceSupplier name remains unverified
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The Companies House workflow completed with status checked_unmatched; no verified company name or number is supplied.
Location data quality
98% confidenceStructured delivery locations include broad or apparently non-route territories alongside IP1 2BX
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Delivery-location records list British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom, while the notice title identifies a Felixstowe–Ipswich service.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo evaluation results, bidder count, award rationale, signed-contract evidence, pricing breakdown, extension terms or detailed service specification
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These fields and documents are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name “Call A Cab Ipswich” is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without identifying a safe company match, and no company number is supplied.
- The record does not provide evidence that a contract was signed or executed; it supports an active award and a stated contract period only.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, contract documents, extension options or renewal terms are published in the supplied data.
- Structured delivery-location data contains broad territories that do not align cleanly with the route described in the notice; the precise service geography beyond Felixstowe and Sendsory, Ipswich is unclear.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportFelixstowe passenger transportSendsory Ipswich transportCall A Cab Ipswichpassenger transport DPSContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
The published active award names Call A Cab Ipswich. The name is unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £12,373.56.
When is the stated service period?
The published award period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the opportunity competed?
The notice describes a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services.
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.