AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council awarded Route 30019, a passenger transport route from Worthing to Woodlands Meed School for 8 seats (MB) and 1 PA, to MINIBUS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD. The published award value is £82,402.80.
Published outcomeAn active award was recorded on 26 August 2026 following a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The published contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a £82,402.80 school transport/taxi-services award using a selective DPS call-off. The notice identifies one verified SME supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MINIBUS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD.
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-50a4251a-6251-4f55-990d-f6148193c5d6-1 · 82402.80 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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The award names MINIBUS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD as supplier. Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to active company number 04387642 and supplies the verified legal name MINIBUS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source tender status complete and award status active
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The record is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Published notice date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T16:20:53+01:00.
Contract status
98% confidencePublished contract period starts 2 September 2026; signing is not stated
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The award and tender data specify a contract period, but do not state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£82,402.80
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Award value: 82402.8 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAward-level value allocated to the single named supplier
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One award names one supplier and reports a value of 82402.8 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
99% confidence19 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-19T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence2 September 2026
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Contract period startDate: 2026-09-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract period endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T16:20:53+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceWSCC Route 30019: Worthing to Woodlands Meed School, for 8 seats (MB) and 1 PA
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Published title and description: "WSCC Route 30019 Worthing to Woodlands Meed School - 8 seats MB, 1 PA".
Service classification
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Primary classification: CPV 60120000, "Taxi services".
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category: services.
Delivery area
91% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom; delivery postcode PO19 1RQ also published
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Delivery addresses include region "South East", country "United Kingdom", and postal code "PO19 1RQ".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod: selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
SME suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability states sme: true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability states vcse: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific transport demand
90% confidenceThe award is for a defined school route and stated passenger capacity, indicating a focused transport requirement rather than a general fleet-services arrangement.
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The title describes Route 30019 between Worthing and Woodlands Meed School for 8 seats and 1 PA.
Route to market
96% confidenceThe buyer used a DPS call-off, so participation was limited to suppliers eligible within that dynamic purchasing system.
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The procedure is stated as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
98% confidenceThe source supports an active award and published contract period, but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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Award status is active and contract dates are published; no signature field or statement is supplied.
Unpublished competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: number of bids, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award data.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot identifiers or lot titles are published.
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The publication identifies an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, extension options and renewal terms.
- No lot identifiers or lot titles are published.
- The delivery data gives a South East regional address and postcode PO19 1RQ, but does not provide a full route geography beyond the title.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilMINIBUS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD.Route 30019Woodlands Meed Schoolschool transporttaxi servicesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the West Sussex Route 30019 contract?
MINIBUS TRAVEL SERVICES LTD. was named as the supplier. Its verified company number is 04387642.
What is the value of the Route 30019 award?
The published award value is £82,402.80.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 July 2027. Any extension rights were not published.
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