AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Sussex County Council awarded a school transport service for a four-seat taxi route from TN33 9QE to Salehurst C of E Primary School. The award is to LINK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED for £68,875.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to LINK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific school transport award under a restricted procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LINK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1da98bce-770f-40e5-8572-6a37ebffa6fe-1 · 68875 GBP · active
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The active award names supplier GB-COH-12726287. Supplier verification matched company number 12726287 and verified legal name LINK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; source tender status complete and award status active
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The record is an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'; tender status is 'complete' and the award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T14:57:52+01:00.
Planned contract period
97% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Award and tender contract-period fields state start 2026-10-19 and end 2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£68,875
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The sole award value is amount 68875, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is published, with one supplier, and its value is £68,875.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Opportunity publication
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Tender datePublished: 2026-10-08T16:22:46+01:00; release history identifies an opportunity notice on that date.
Tender deadline
99% confidence12 October 2026, 10:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-12T10:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026, 14:57 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-13T14:57:52+01:00.
Planned service start
97% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract period start is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceSchool transport by four-seat taxi
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Description states 'Vehicle type: 4 seater' and gives a weekday school route.
Route
99% confidenceTN33 9QE to Salehurst C of E Primary School
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The published route is 'From: TN33 9QE' and 'To: Salehurst C of E Primary School'.
Operating pattern
98% confidenceMonday to Friday, 09:00 to 15:00 daily school time
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Description states 'Frequency: Mon-Fri' and 'Daily School Time: 09:00 - 15:00'.
Passenger assistant
99% confidenceNot required
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Description states 'Passenger Assistant Required: no'.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excl. waste transport)
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Primary classification is CPV 60000000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom; specific route origin and destination published
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The item delivery address is United Kingdom, with the route detailed in the description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure above threshold
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Procurement method is 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Restricted procedure (above threshold)'.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
97% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod gives these dates.
Duration
90% confidenceAbout 33 months
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Calculated from the published start and end dates; exact service operation may follow school calendars.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific operating requirement
98% confidenceThe published requirement is a weekday, four-seat school taxi service with no passenger assistant.
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Vehicle, route, frequency, operating hours and passenger-assistant requirement are stated in the description.
Commercial value context
96% confidenceThe £68,875 published award value covers the single published award over the stated period; pricing structure and payment basis are not supplied.
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One award has a GBP 68,875 value, while no rate card, pricing schedule or value basis is included.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe notice records an active award and a planned contract period, but does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
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Award status is active and contract-period dates are supplied; no signed-contract field or execution evidence is supplied.
Unpublished commercial and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, tender and lot data.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots are published.
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The lots dataset is empty and the award contains no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record supports an active award and planned dates, not an explicit signed or executed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, payment terms, individual service volumes, lot allocation and extension terms.
- No lots are published, so no lot-level analysis is available.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Sussex County CouncilLINK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDschool transporttaxi contractSalehurst C of E Primary SchoolContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the East Sussex school taxi award?
LINK TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED, verified against company number 12726287.
What is the published award value?
£68,875.
When is the planned contract period?
From 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2029.
What service is covered?
A four-seat taxi service operating Monday to Friday between TN33 9QE and Salehurst C of E Primary School, with no passenger assistant required.
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