AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award for transport services associated with Keyham Lodge School. The award names CITY RIDES LEICESTER LTD as supplier and has a published value of £26,325. The notice records an active award, with service dates from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Published outcomeAward announced to CITY RIDES LEICESTER LTD under a mini-competition within Leicester City Council's PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
Market significanceA small, school-related passenger transport award in the Leicester market, procured through an existing dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CITY RIDES LEICESTER LTD
86% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-2d05893d-30a0-41c3-ae9f-746b329cccf0-1 · 26325 GBP · Named supplier on active award; legal identity unverified
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The award names “CITY RIDES LEICESTER LTD” as its supplier and records £26,325. Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document both state “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-2d05893d-30a0-41c3-ae9f-746b329cccf0-1 has status “active”.
Contract conclusion
95% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The supplied record publishes an award notice and an active award, but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£26,325
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The award value is 26325 GBP; the tender value is also 26325 GBP.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot stated
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value_basis is null and no pricing or value-breakdown information is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026, 08:59 BST
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T08:59:18+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence12 October 2026, 08:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-12T08:00:00+01:00.
Published service period
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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The tender and award contractPeriod fields state these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
89% confidenceTransport services for the journey associated with Keyham Lodge School
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The title is “ID: 37385 - KEYHAM LODGE SCHOOL”; the description states provision of transport services for the journey stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Primary tender classification is CPV 60120000, described as Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Additional classification lists CPV 60170000 with this description.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini competition under PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS
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The description says the contract was awarded following a mini competition under the Council's DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceOther
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procurementMethodDetails is recorded as “Other - ”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results not stated
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No bidder count, scores, ranking, evaluation narrative or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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Published contractPeriod startDate and endDate are 2026-10-14 and 2028-07-31.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option, renewal or variation terms are supplied.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
94% confidenceBoth marked suitable
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Tender suitability records sme: true and vcse: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access signal
93% confidenceRelevant providers may need to participate in Leicester City Council's PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS to compete in mini-competitions of this type.
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The notice states that the award followed a mini competition under PAN3059 and directs taxi firms to information about tendering for Council contracts.
Commercial scale
96% confidencePublished award value is £26,325 for the stated service period.
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The award value is £26,325 and the published period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe named supplier is unverified
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The Companies House matching workflow completed as checked_unmatched; no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
Scope detail
98% confidenceJourney, route, passenger volumes, service schedule and vehicle requirements are not supplied
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The description refers only to the journey stated in the title, which does not provide these operational details.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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The lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation scoring, award rationale, extension terms or performance measures are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- CITY RIDES LEICESTER LTD is the source-named supplier, but the completed Companies House matching workflow did not identify a safe verified company match; its legal identity remains unverified.
- The notice does not explicitly evidence signature or conclusion of a contract; it evidences an award notice and active award.
- The journey details, route, passenger volumes, timetable, vehicle requirements and service levels are not published.
- No bidder count, evaluation scores, selection rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms or renewal options are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilKeyham Lodge Schooltaxi servicespassenger transportPAN3059Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier?
The award names CITY RIDES LEICESTER LTD. Its legal company identity was not verified in the supplied matching data.
What is the published award value?
£26,325.
Was this a signed contract?
The record is an award notice with an active award. It does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice states it followed a mini competition under Leicester City Council's PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
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.