AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicestershire County Council published an award notice for SEN19700, a 7-seater transport service from Huncote to Birkett House School. The notice records an active award to TARIQ RAJPUT HABIB T/A HABIB TAXIS, with a stated value of £27,000.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under an open procedure. The published data records an award decision; it does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceA small, single-supplier school transport award in the transport-services category, with delivery in England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TARIQ RAJPUT HABIB T/A HABIB TAXIS
95% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-629892b8-2045-47c7-801a-51276ac4ab8d-1 · 27000 GBP · active
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The award names "TARIQ RAJPUT HABIB T/A HABIB TAXIS" as supplier and states a £27,000 award value.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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The source is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the release tags contain "award".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-629892b8-2045-47c7-801a-51276ac4ab8d-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
97% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period fields but no explicit signature or conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£27,000
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Award value is GBP 27,000.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle award; no lots are published
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One award is supplied, with no lot identifiers or published lot records.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender deadline
99% confidence13 August 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-08-13T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence13 August 2026
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The award date is 2026-08-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award notice
99% confidence20 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-20T16:40:31+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence24 August 2026
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Tender and award contract-period start date is 2026-08-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence30 July 2027 in tender data; 31 July 2027 in award data
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Tender contractPeriod endDate is 2027-07-30T23:59:59+01:00, while the award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidence7-seater vehicle service from Huncote to Birkett House School
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This is the published opportunity title and description.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services (excluding waste transport)
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Primary CPV 60000000 is described as "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Delivery area
94% confidenceEngland
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The tender item lists England, United Kingdom as its delivery address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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The process states procurement method "open" and details "Open procedure".
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count and evaluation information not supplied
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No tenderer count, scores, ranking, or evaluation narrative is included in the supplied notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence24 August 2026 to an inconsistently reported end date of 30 or 31 July 2027
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The tender and award records agree on the start date but report different end dates.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceSingle published supplier and single £27,000 award
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The source contains one award, one supplier, and no lots.
Service profile
79% confidenceSpecial educational needs-related passenger transport appears indicated by the SEN reference and school route title
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The title begins "SEN19700" and specifies travel to Birkett House School; no further service specification is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe supplier name is unverified
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The supplier has status "checked_unmatched" after a completed Companies House matching workflow, with no verified legal company name or number.
End-date discrepancy
99% confidenceThe tender and award records provide different contract end dates
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Tender data says 30 July 2027; award data says 31 July 2027.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, detailed specification, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source records an award notice and active award but does not explicitly confirm a signed or concluded contract.
- The supplier is listed as TARIQ RAJPUT HABIB T/A HABIB TAXIS, but no verified company name or number is supplied; the completed Companies House workflow found no safe match.
- The published contract end date conflicts between tender data (30 July 2027) and award data (31 July 2027).
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scoring, award rationale, detailed route specification, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, or extension and renewal terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicestershire County CouncilSEN19700Habib TaxisHuncoteBirkett House Schoolschool transporttransport servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the SEN19700 award?
The published award names TARIQ RAJPUT HABIB T/A HABIB TAXIS. Its identity remains unverified because the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £27,000.
When does the published service period run?
The start date is 24 August 2026. The end date is inconsistent: 30 July 2027 in tender data and 31 July 2027 in award data.
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