AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Sussex County Council has published an active award for schooldays-only Bus Service 383 between Peasmarsh and Robertsbridge Community College. The award is to HAMS TOURS LIMITED, trading in the source notice as Hams Travel, under a public bus dynamic purchasing system call-off.
Published outcomeOne active award, dated 29 September 2026, names HAMS TOURS LIMITED and states a value of £312,550.
Market significanceThis is a regional school transport service award in the South East, procured through an existing multi-authority public bus DPS.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HAMS TOURS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-57717941-3ace-4c27-a038-26910924d1f0-1 · 312550 GBP · Active award
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The award names source supplier “Hams Travel”; supplier verification matched company number 05900411 to HAMS TOURS LIMITED. The single award value is £312,550.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award record has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence29 September 2026
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Award ocds-b5fd17-57717941-3ace-4c27-a038-26910924d1f0-1 is dated 2026-09-29.
Notice publication date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T16:32:10+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£312,550
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The sole award value is stated as 312550 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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Only one award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a value of £312,550.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence16 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-16T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence29 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Planned contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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The published contract period startDate is 2026-11-01T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract end
99% confidence20 April 2030
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The published contract period endDate is 2030-04-20T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceBus Service 383: Peasmarsh to Robertsbridge Community College, schooldays only
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This is the published opportunity title.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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The main procurement category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence34121100 — Public-service buses
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The tender classification identifies CPV 34121100, described as Public-service buses.
Delivery area
96% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies the South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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The published procurement method is selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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The procurement method details state “Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system”; the description identifies the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030
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The award and tender contract periods both specify these dates.
Published duration
93% confidenceApproximately 3 years, 5 months and 20 days
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Calculated from the explicitly published start and end dates.
Extension options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial route
99% confidenceDPS call-off rather than an open standalone procedure
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The notice states that the procurement was a call-off from the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS.
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle published supplier and single published award
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The supplied data contains one award and one associated supplier.
Service focus
98% confidenceSchooldays-only passenger transport service
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The title expressly describes the route as “Schooldays only”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier naming difference resolved
99% confidenceVerified legal name differs from source name
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The source calls the supplier “Hams Travel”, while company-number verification identifies HAMS TOURS LIMITED (05900411). The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot allocation supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Evaluation and competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, evaluation rationale or price breakdown is included in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name (“Hams Travel”) differs from the verified legal company name, HAMS TOURS LIMITED; the difference is transparently reported and the verified legal identity is used.
- No explicit statement of contract signature or execution is supplied; the record is treated as an active award, not as proof of a signed contract.
- No lot titles, lot allocation or individual lot data is supplied.
- Information on bids received, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing structure, extensions and renewal options is not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HAMS TOURS LIMITEDHams TravelEast Sussex County CouncilBus Service 383PeasmarshRobertsbridge Community Collegeschool transportpublic bus DPS£312,550
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Bus Service 383 award?
HAMS TOURS LIMITED, company number 05900411, is the verified legal supplier. The source notice names the supplier as Hams Travel.
What is the value of the award?
The published value of the sole award is £312,550.
When is the published service period?
The published contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030.
How was the service procured?
It was a selective call-off from the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus dynamic purchasing system.
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