AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award notice for transport services titled “37393 - WEST GATE”. The notice records an active award to Hansom taxis following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 – Passenger Transport Services.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £18,662. The published award has a stated service period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific passenger transport requirement procured through the council’s existing passenger transport DPS rather than an open standalone competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hansom taxis
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-15fc4e32-ec28-472c-9d0d-ad381c8944e9-1 · 18662 GBP · active award
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The sole active award names “Hansom taxis” as supplier and gives an award value of £18,662.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active
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The record is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; tender status is “complete” and the sole award status is “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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The award record date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence26 October 2026
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The tender and award contract period start is 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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The tender and award contract period end is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£18,662
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The sole award value is 18,662 GBP; the tender value is also stated as 18,662 GBP.
Value attribution
95% confidenceAttributed to the sole published award
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One award and one supplier are present in the supplied award data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence16 October 2026, 09:00 (+01:00)
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Tender period end date is 2026-10-16T09:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026, 10:34 (+01:00)
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The notice and award document publication timestamp is 2026-10-16T10:34:56+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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The award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Service period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contract period dates are 2026-10-26 to 2027-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceTransport services for the journey identified as “37393 - WEST GATE”
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The title is “37393 - WEST GATE” and the description states that the contract provides transport services for the journey in the notice title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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The tender classification lists CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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The additional classification lists CPV 60170000.
Delivery area
96% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The published delivery address region is East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
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.
Published procedure detail
90% confidenceOther
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field is “Other - ”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received and evaluation results not supplied
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No bidder counts, tenderer list, scores or evaluation outcomes are included in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published service period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award and tender each state this contract period.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied notice data.
Contract execution status
99% confidenceNot stated
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The source records an active award and a future stated start date, but does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
94% confidenceThe use of a DPS mini-competition indicates that participation depends on access to the relevant passenger transport DPS.
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The notice explicitly identifies DPS PAN3059 as the framework mechanism used for the mini-competition.
Requirement profile
97% confidenceThe notice indicates a defined passenger journey, but does not publish journey specifications, volumes, timetable or pricing structure.
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The description refers to the journey in the title but provides no further operational specification or price breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe supplied name “Hansom taxis” was checked but unmatched; it is not a Companies House-verified legal company identity.
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supplier_identity_status is “checked_unmatched”; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Limited procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation on bids, evaluation, journey specification, lot allocation, price composition and renewal terms was not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
Contract status precision
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and stated future service dates, not an explicit statement of signed contract execution.
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Award status is active, while no supplied field says that the contract has been signed.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name “Hansom taxis” has checked_unmatched identity status. No verified company name or number was supplied, so the legal identity cannot be confirmed from this record.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes tenderer numbers, evaluation methodology or scores, journey details, service volumes, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension or renewal terms.
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed; it records an active award and a stated contract period.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilWest Gate transport servicesHansom taxistaxi servicespassenger transport DPSPAN3059Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the West Gate transport services award?
The published award names Hansom taxis. The supplied supplier check did not establish a verified legal company identity for that name.
What is the value of the award?
The sole published award is valued at £18,662.
When is the stated service period?
The published contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
Leicester City Council states that it used a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 – Passenger Transport Services.
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