AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a £25,705 passenger transport services requirement, titled “37366 - ALP LEICESTER”, to the source-named supplier HANSOM TAXI following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Published outcomeThe award is recorded as active, with an award date of 8 October 2026 and a stated service period from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The notice is an award announcement; it does not expressly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier taxi/passenger-transport award under the Council’s passenger transport DPS, valued at £25,705.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HANSOM TAXI
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1cbac2ae-d69e-4c86-becd-57a71cc87f7c-1 · 25705 GBP · active
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The award names HANSOM TAXI as supplier and gives an award value of £25,705.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published award document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-1cbac2ae-d69e-4c86-becd-57a71cc87f7c-1 has status “active”.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The supplied record provides an active award and contract period but no explicit signature or execution field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£25,705
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Award value amount is 25705 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is published, naming one supplier, with value £25,705.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026, 15:49 BST
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:49:52+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence8 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-08T09:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract period start date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract period end date: 2028-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
92% confidencePassenger transport services for the journey identified in the notice title
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Description states that the contract provides transport services and that the journey is stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Primary tender classification is CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Additional classification lists CPV 60170000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to award
99% confidenceMini-competition under DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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Notice description says the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under the Council’s DPS PAN3059.
Published procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender data lists procurement method details as “Open procedure”.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Tender availability
99% confidenceNo longer seeking tenders at point of award
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Notice additional information states: “At the point of award, we are no longer seeking tenders”.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated service period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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Published contract period gives these start and end dates.
Published duration
96% confidenceApproximately 21 months and 19 days
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Calculated from the stated start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access signal
91% confidenceRelevant providers may monitor Leicester City Council’s passenger transport DPS for future mini-competitions
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The award was made through DPS PAN3059, and the notice directs taxi firms to Council information on tendering for contracts.
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle published award for a transport requirement
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The source contains one award and one named supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceHANSOM TAXI is an unverified source name
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The Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match (supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched).
Scope detail limitation
98% confidenceThe specific journey and operational specification are not published beyond the notice title and broad transport description
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Competition transparency limitation
99% confidenceBidder count, bid values, evaluation criteria and scoring are not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name HANSOM TAXI is unverified: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match, and no verified legal name or company number is supplied.
- The notice does not expressly evidence contract signature or execution; it supports an active award and a stated contract period only.
- The specific journey, service volumes, route details, pricing schedule, bid count, evaluation results, award rationale and extension terms are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilALP LeicesterHANSOM TAXIpassenger transport servicestaxi servicesPAN3059DPSContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier for the ALP Leicester transport award?
The award names HANSOM TAXI. The supplied verification record reports that no safe Companies House match was found, so this remains an unverified source name.
What is the value of Leicester City Council's ALP Leicester transport award?
The published award value is £25,705.
When is the stated service period?
The published contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
How was the contract awarded?
The notice states that it followed a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
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