AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council published an awarded contract notice for the Chichester North Route Combination (54 and 91/2/3). The active award names Stagecoach Services Limited as supplier, with a published value of £402,000.
Published outcomeActive award to Stagecoach Services Limited.
Market significanceA five-year public-service bus services award in the Chichester/South East area, procured through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STAGECOACH SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-2a017e6b-461c-4080-b615-118a01144d44-1 · 402000 GBP · active
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The award identifies source supplier 'STAGECOACH SERVICES LTD'; supplier verification records the verified legal name as STAGECOACH SERVICES LIMITED (company number 02381778) using an exact-name match. The award value is £402,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display_status is 'awarded', notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder', and source_status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-2a017e6b-461c-4080-b615-118a01144d44-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
99% confidence25 March 2026
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Award date is 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z.
Published notice date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-14T17:17:32+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031
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The award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-04-01 and endDate 2031-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£402,000
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Award value and tender value are both 402000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAward-level value; no lots are published
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One active award is published, with no lot IDs or lot records supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence18 March 2026, 12:00 UTC
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Tender period endDate is 2026-03-18T12:00:00Z.
Award date
99% confidence25 March 2026
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Award date is 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 April 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2031
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The award notice document was published on 2026-10-14T17:17:32+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceChichester North Route Combination (54 and 91/2/3)
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Process title and description state 'Chichester North Route Combination (54 and 91/2/3)'.
Category
99% confidencePublic-service buses
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Primary CPV classification is 34121100, described as 'Public-service buses'.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Tender mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
Delivery area
94% confidenceChichester postcode PO19 1RQ and South East, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery addresses include PO19 1RQ and South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process and tender procurementMethod are 'selective'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state 'Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system'.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scoring, or pricing comparison is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidenceFive years
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The stated period runs from 1 April 2026 through 31 March 2031.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, renewal-option, or variation terms are supplied.
SME suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is false.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route packaging
99% confidenceThe award combines routes 54 and 91/2/3 in one stated requirement.
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The title and description identify a 'Route Combination (54 and 91/2/3)'.
Route-to-value allocation
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice provides a single award value and does not provide lot records or individual route pricing.
Award timing versus publication
99% confidenceThe award date precedes publication of the award notice by several months.
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Award date is 25 March 2026; the award notice was published 14 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplier was matched by exact name to STAGECOACH SERVICES LIMITED, company number 02381778.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lot records or award-to-lot allocation supplied
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lot_ids_json is null and the supplied lots array is empty.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scores, tender prices, rationale, pricing breakdown, or contract documents beyond the award notice are supplied.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceNo explicit signature or contract-document evidence supplied
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The source provides an active award and contract dates, but no signed-contract record or execution document.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No signed-contract or execution evidence is supplied; the record supports an active award and stated contract period, not a conclusion that a contract was signed.
- No bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, tender pricing, savings, or competition analysis is published.
- No lot records, individual route values, or route-level allocation are supplied.
- No extension, renewal-option, or modification terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Chichester North Route CombinationWest Sussex County CouncilStagecoach Services Limitedpublic-service busesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Chichester North Route Combination contract?
The active award names Stagecoach Services Limited, verified as company number 02381778.
What is the published contract value?
The published award value is £402,000.
When does the published contract period run?
From 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.
What procedure was used?
The notice states a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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