AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council awarded a taxi-services call-off for Route 7198, transporting four seats from Chichester to Littlegreen Academy, to PRODRIVE TRAVEL LTD. The published award value is £27,622.10.
Published outcomeAward record marked active; award dated 18 August 2026. The published contract period runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier school transport-related taxi-services award made through a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PRODRIVE TRAVEL LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-289fec53-5baa-47b4-b5fc-c2584125b92b-1 · 27622.10 GBP · Verified legal identity; award active
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The award names PRODRIVE TRAVEL LTD as supplier and records £27,622.10. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to company number 12465181.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-289fec53-5baa-47b4-b5fc-c2584125b92b-1 has status “active”.
Award date
98% confidence18 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence25 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published award and tender contract period states start 2026-08-25 and end 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£27,622.10
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Award value is 27622.1 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole named supplier
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One award names one supplier, PRODRIVE TRAVEL LTD, and carries the published award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence11 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-08-11T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence18 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-18T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Contract period start date is 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract period end date is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-14T16:01:34+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceRoute 7198: Chichester to Littlegreen Academy; four seats; no passenger assistant; regular driver
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Published title and description state “WSCC Route 7198 Chichester to Littlegreen Academy - 4 seats, No PA, Regular dr”.
Service classification
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Primary CPV classification is 60120000, described as Taxi services.
Delivery area
90% confidenceChichester postcode PO19 1RQ and South East, United Kingdom
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Delivery addresses list PO19 1RQ and the South East region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurement method is “selective”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurement method details state “Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invitations, bids received, bidders, evaluation and scoring was not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence25 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contract period starts 2026-08-25 and ends 2027-07-31.
Passenger assistant provision
94% confidenceNo passenger assistant specified
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The route description includes “No PA”.
Driver provision
94% confidenceRegular driver specified
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The route description includes “Regular dr”.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific operating profile
94% confidenceThe requirement is a small-capacity, regular-driver taxi service for four seats, with no passenger assistant stated.
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Published route description specifies four seats, no PA and a regular driver.
Route value context
94% confidenceThe published £27,622.10 value covers the stated contract period; no pricing schedule or payment profile was published.
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Award value and contract period are published; pricing breakdown information is not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
99% confidenceThe source is an award notice with an active award record. It provides a contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Notice type is an awarded contract notice; award status is active; no signature or execution field is supplied.
Unpublished commercial and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, reasons for award, and savings.
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No such fields appear in the supplied published notice data.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot allocation were supplied.
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot IDs are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; it reports an active award and a published contract period.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, tenderers, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- No extension or renewal terms were published; the re-procurement timing is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
- No lot records, lot titles or lot-level allocation were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilPRODRIVE TRAVEL LTDRoute 7198ChichesterLittlegreen Academytaxi servicesdynamic purchasing systemschool transport
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the WSCC Route 7198 award?
The published award names PRODRIVE TRAVEL LTD, verified by exact-name match to company number 12465181.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £27,622.10.
What services does Route 7198 cover?
The notice describes a four-seat taxi route from Chichester to Littlegreen Academy, with no passenger assistant and a regular driver.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 25 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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