AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council awarded a taxi-services call-off for Route 65012 from Lancing to Herons Dale School, covering 4 seats and 1 passenger assistant. The published award names TAXILINK as supplier and states a total award value of £33,281.16.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 25 August 2026, with a stated service period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The source is an award notice; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific school transport services award made through a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TAXILINK
82% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-40b67abe-a3e1-4290-b3bb-b546afcfd592-1 · 33281.16 GBP · Unverified supplier identity; named on active award
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The award lists supplier "TAXILINK" and an award value of £33,281.16. Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is recorded as "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T16:08:10+01:00.
Service start
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Published contract period start date.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£33,281.16
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 33,281.16.
Value allocation
93% confidenceSingle published award value
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One award and one named supplier are present; no lots are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence18 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-18T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod dates.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWSCC Route 65012: Lancing to Herons Dale School; 4 seats and 1 passenger assistant
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Process title and description.
Category
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Primary CPV classification.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
Delivery area
90% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Published delivery address includes South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective
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Published procurement method is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurement method details.
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability field records sme: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation details unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published service period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contractPeriod start and end dates.
Passenger assistant provision
98% confidence1 PA
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Route title and description specify "1 PA".
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific service
97% confidenceThe procurement is narrowly defined around a named school transport route, capacity of 4 seats and one passenger assistant.
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Published title and description.
Award structure
94% confidenceA single supplier is named on one award, with no separate lots published.
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One award, one supplier and an empty lots dataset are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceTAXILINK is an unverified source name: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe company match.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; verified company name and number are null.
Contract conclusion evidence
96% confidenceThe notice records an active award and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly confirm signature or execution of a contract.
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Source is an awarded contract notice; no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
Publication completeness
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale, lot allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name TAXILINK has checked_unmatched status: the supplied Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match, so the supplier’s legal identity is unverified.
- The published award notice does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot titles or allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilRoute 65012Herons Dale SchoolLancingTAXILINKschool transporttaxi servicesdynamic purchasing system
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for WSCC Route 65012?
The published award names TAXILINK. Its legal company identity could not be safely verified from the supplied supplier-matching data.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £33,281.16.
When is the published service period?
The published contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What procurement route was used?
West Sussex County Council recorded a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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