AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for passenger transport between Leavenheath, East Bergholt and Colchester. The active award names UNIVERSAL CABS LTD and has a published value of £14,509.92.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to UNIVERSAL CABS LTD.
Market significanceThis is a low-value, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UNIVERSAL CABS LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-41952494-d9df-4432-bef2-5592db35a897-1 · 14509.92 GBP · active award
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The single active award names source supplier “Universal Cabs Ltd”. Supplier verification provides verified company name “UNIVERSAL CABS LTD” and company number 13485605 through an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The process is labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”, stage “award”, display status “awarded”, source status “complete”; the award status is “active”.
Award date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
Published contract period
95% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives start 2026-10-21 and end 2027-08-31; the tender record provides the same dates apart from the start-time hour.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£14,509.92
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The sole award value is 14509.92 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and a value of 14509.92 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
90% confidence13 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender description states that clarification questions were due by 0900 on 2026-10-13.
Submission deadline
99% confidence14 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-10-14T09:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 09:32 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T09:32:36+01:00.
Published service start
95% confidence21 October 2026
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The award contract period starts on 2026-10-21.
Published service end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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The award contract period ends on 2027-08-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidencePassenger transport: Leavenheath to Circles Woodland, East Bergholt and Rallysport Engineering, Colchester; described as 4-seater and individual transport.
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Tender title and description specify the route and transport arrangement.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excl. waste transport)
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Primary tender classification is CPV 60000000.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot structure or allocation published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceMini-competition under “The supply of Passenger Transport Services” Dynamic Purchasing System
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Tender description states that Suffolk County Council sought a mini competition against that DPS, citing OJEU notice 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified in the published record
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procurementMethodDetails is “Not specified”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of submissions and evaluation results are unknown
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No bidder count, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence21 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension statement
94% confidenceThe tender description says the council reserves the right to extend the contract until 10 July 2028.
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This wording appears in the tender description.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No exercised extension, mechanism, pricing, or conditions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle supplier, single published award
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One award is supplied and it names one supplier.
Commercial terms visibility
99% confidenceThe published notice provides an aggregate award value but no pricing breakdown, service volumes, award rationale or performance terms.
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No such fields or documents are included in the supplied data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus signed contract
99% confidenceThe record supports an active award and a published service period, but does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
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Award status is active; no signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
Delivery geography
98% confidenceDelivery-address data contains broad and inconsistent country entries, alongside IP1 2BX; route wording is more specific but is not a full operational delivery specification.
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Delivery addresses list British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World, United Kingdom and IP1 2BX, while the title names Leavenheath, East Bergholt and Colchester.
Start-time consistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level start time is 01:00 while the award-level start time is 00:00 on the same date; only the date is used in this analysis.
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Tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-21T01:00:00+01:00; award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, and executed extension terms.
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These data are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
- No bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale, quality scores, or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No lots or individual lot allocations are published.
- The extension wording reserves a right to extend until 10 July 2028 but does not provide exercised-extension details or full terms.
- Delivery-address entries are geographically inconsistent and should not be treated as a definitive service geography.
- Tender- and award-level start timestamps differ by one hour on 21 October 2026.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UNIVERSAL CABS LTDSuffolk County Council Passenger Transportpassenger transportLeavenheathEast BergholtColchesterDynamic Purchasing SystemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Suffolk passenger transport requirement?
The active award names UNIVERSAL CABS LTD, verified under company number 13485605.
What is the published award value?
The published value of the single award is £14,509.92.
When is the published service period?
The published period runs from 21 October 2026 to 31 August 2027.
Was this a signed contract?
The supplied record is an awarded contract notice with an active award. It does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.