AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a £54 passenger-transport services requirement, titled “37384 - BARNES HEATH HOUSE”, following a mini-competition under its PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS. The published award identifies the supplier only as “hansom taxis”; this name remains unverified.
Published outcomeAn active award was published on 12 October 2026. The published contract period is 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026; the notice supports an award and planned period, not confirmation of a signed contract.
Market significanceThis is a very small, short-duration taxi/passenger transport award under an existing DPS, with limited standalone market significance.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
hansom taxis
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-2f1b360d-e762-418c-814a-71c8d96874b6-1 · 54 GBP · Unverified supplier name; awarded
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The award names “hansom taxis” as supplier and records a £54 award value. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified legal company name supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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Process display_status is “awarded”; source_status is “complete”; notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-2f1b360d-e762-418c-814a-71c8d96874b6-1 has status “active”.
Award date
99% confidence12 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£54
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The tender and the single active award each state value.amount 54, currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lot allocation is published
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and no lot IDs.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence12 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-12T09:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026, 11:35 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-12T11:35:55+01:00.
Published contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod endDate is 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
92% confidencePassenger transport services for the journey identified by the notice title
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The description states that the contract is for transport services and that the journey is stated in the notice title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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The 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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The tender additionalClassifications list CPV 60170000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini competition under PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS
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The notice description states that the contract was awarded following a mini competition under the Council’s DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceOther
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The tender field procurementMethodDetails is “Other - ”.
Further tenders sought
99% confidenceNo, at the point of award
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The description states: “At the point of award, we are no longer seeking tenders.”
Bid count and evaluation outcome
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence2 calendar days (19–20 October 2026)
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The stated contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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The tender suitability fields set sme and vcse to true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
98% confidenceLow-value, short-duration transport call-off competed within a DPS
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The award value is £54, the period spans 19–20 October 2026, and the notice states it followed a DPS mini competition.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNot published
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The notice provides only the total award value; no rates, mileage, passenger volumes or pricing breakdown are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified
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Companies House workflow status is checked_unmatched; no verified company name or number is supplied for “hansom taxis”.
Scope detail limitation
97% confidenceJourney details are not published beyond the notice title
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The description refers to the journey being stated in the title, but provides no origin, destination, service frequency or passenger detail.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots or lot allocations published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name “hansom taxis” has checked_unmatched identity status; no verified legal company identity was supplied.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, journey specifics, lot titles, extension terms and renewal terms.
- The notice provides a published contract period but does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilBarnes Heath Housepassenger transport servicestaxi servicesPAN3059DPS mini competitionhansom taxis
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Barnes Heath House transport award?
The published award names “hansom taxis”. The supplied verification record did not identify a verified legal company match.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £54.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives 19 October 2026 to 20 October 2026.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice states it was awarded through a mini competition under Leicester City Council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
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