AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award for passenger transport route QBH002: Lowestoft to Kinda Forest School, Holton, for four seats and a passenger assistant. The published award names Dan's Prebooked Cars as supplier and reports a £6,712.32 award value.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 30 September 2026. The notice gives a contract period from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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
Dan's Prebooked Cars
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81-1 · 6712.32 GBP · active award
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The sole published award names "Dan's Prebooked Cars" as supplier and reports GBP 6,712.32.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete; award status active.
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Process display status is "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-30T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence30 September 2026, updated 20 October 2026
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Award notice published 2026-09-30T08:57:12+01:00; source updated 2026-10-20T09:22:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in notice
97% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod and tender contractPeriod state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£6,712.32
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Award value: 6712.32 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole award and sole named supplier.
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and one award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
93% confidence28 September 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states the deadline for clarification questions was 0900 2026-09-28.
Submission deadline
99% confidence29 September 2026, 09:00
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Tender period endDate and description state 0900 2026-09-29.
Award date
99% confidence30 September 2026
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Award date field.
Stated service start
97% confidence1 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service end
97% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
96% confidencePassenger transport route QBH002 from Lowestoft to Kinda Forest School, Holton, for four seats and a passenger assistant.
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Tender title and description.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excl. waste transport).
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Tender classification.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceLowestoft and Holton are named in the route description.
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Tender title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
96% confidenceMini competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services (OJEU Notice 2018/S 031-067685).
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Tender description.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified in the published record.
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procurementMethodDetails: "Not specified".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNumber of bids, bidders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidence1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Award contractPeriod.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
96% confidenceThe award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
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Published record contains an active award and stated contract period, but no explicit signature or execution field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award profile
90% confidenceA low-value, single-route transport requirement with a passenger-assistant element, competed through an established passenger transport DPS.
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Published value, route description and DPS reference.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo fare, mileage, vehicle, staffing-cost or payment-profile breakdown is published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe source supplier name is not Companies House verified. Matching was completed without a safe company match, so the supplier is presented as an unverified published name.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Contract status interpretation
97% confidenceThe record supports an active award and a stated service period, not an explicit confirmation of signed contract execution.
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Award status is active; no signed or executed contract evidence is supplied.
Location data quality
95% confidenceStructured delivery locations include broad and apparently non-route-specific territories alongside the route description; the analysis relies on the named Lowestoft–Holton route rather than treating those territories as confirmed delivery locations.
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Delivery-address records list British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom; title names Lowestoft and Holton.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria and scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension provisions and renewal options.
- The supplier name Dan's Prebooked Cars is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe company match.
- The award notice does not explicitly evidence that the contract was signed or executed.
- Structured delivery-location fields contain broad territories that conflict with the specific Lowestoft–Holton route context; they are not treated as confirmed service locations.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportQBH002LowestoftKinda Forest School Holtonpassenger transportDan's Prebooked CarsContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the QBH002 award?
The published award names Dan's Prebooked Cars. Its company identity is unverified because no safe Companies House match was found.
What is the published value of the QBH002 award?
£6,712.32.
When is the stated service period?
From 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit contract-signing confirmation is included in the published award record.
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.