AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a taxi and passenger-transport service for the Soar Valley College journey to the source-named supplier Azoom Taxis, following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded at £19,539. The notice gives a contract period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific passenger transport award under Leicester City Council’s passenger transport DPS.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Azoom Taxis
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-70af0b5f-f8bc-4340-9bd3-b4dce5c44a65-1 · 19539 GBP · Source-named supplier; identity unverified
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Award supplier is "Azoom Taxis" and the award value is £19,539. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source process marked complete and award marked active
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence19 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod state startDate 2026-10-26 and endDate 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£19,539
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The tender value and the single award value are both 19,539 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidence£19,539 allocated to the single recorded award
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and award value of 19,539 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
98% confidence19 October 2026, 10:12:55+01:00
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-19T10:12:55+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence19 October 2026, 09:00+01:00
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-19T09:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence26 October 2026
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contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
91% confidenceTransport services for the journey identified as Soar Valley College
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Notice title is "37375 - SOAR VALLEY COLLEGE"; description says the contract is for transport services and the journey is stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification lists CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Tender additionalClassifications lists CPV 60170000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under Leicester City Council DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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Notice description states it was awarded following a mini-competition under the Council's DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
92% confidenceOther
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Other - ".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod provide these dates.
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract conclusion or signature
97% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The source is an awarded contract notice with an active award; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
93% confidence£19,539 stated award value for a route-specific taxi/passenger transport requirement
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The notice gives an award value of £19,539 and describes transport for the Soar Valley College journey.
Market access
89% confidenceSuppliers seeking similar work would need to engage with Leicester City Council’s passenger transport DPS PAN3059
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The award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059; the notice directs taxi firms to the Council’s tendering information for that DPS.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceAzoom Taxis is an unverified source name, not a Companies House-verified legal company identity
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The completed supplier verification workflow returned checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number.
Unpublished procurement detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder names, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, journey specification, lot title, and extension or renewal terms
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name Azoom Taxis was checked against the Companies House workflow but no safe company match was found; it must be treated as an unverified source name.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder names, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, journey specification, lot title, and extension or renewal terms.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; the recorded active award and stated contract period should not be treated as proof of a signed contract.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilAzoom TaxisSoar Valley Collegetaxi servicespassenger transportPAN3059Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Soar Valley College transport award?
The award names Azoom Taxis. The supplied verification workflow did not find a safe Companies House match, so this supplier identity remains unverified.
What is the award value?
The single recorded award value is £19,539.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice says it followed a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s DPS PAN3059 for passenger transport services.
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