AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for a four-seat passenger transport route from Cottenham, Cambridgeshire to Hatfield Wick, Hatfield Peverel. The active award is to CAM CAB LTD, valued at £27,018.
Published outcomeAwarded to CAM CAB LTD under award ID ocds-b5fd17-799c518f-301b-44ea-ba36-c158e58b296c-1. The record labels the award active and gives a contract period from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceA small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under the stated Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CAM CAB LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-799c518f-301b-44ea-ba36-c158e58b296c-1 · 27018 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Award names Cam Cab Ltd as supplier and assigns £27,018. Supplier verification identifies verified company name CAM CAB LTD, company number 05182440, using exact-name matching.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document description and process notice_type.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active"; process display_status is "awarded" and source_status is "complete".
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated
98% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00 and endDate 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£27,018
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Award value amount 27018, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is published, with CAM CAB LTD as its sole supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline stated in description
91% confidence12 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states clarification questions deadline "26-10-12 0900".
Submission deadline
99% confidence13 October 2026, 09:00
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Process submission_deadline and tenderPeriod endDate are 2026-10-13T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-13.
Award notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026, 12:22 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T12:22:18+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award contract period start is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contract period end is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidencePassenger transport services
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Primary CPV 60000000: Transport services (excl. Waste transport); description refers to the supply of Passenger Transport Services.
Route and capacity
99% confidenceCottenham, Cambridgeshire to Hatfield Wick, Hatfield Peverel; 4 seats
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Tender title and description state the route and "(4 seats)".
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots published
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Lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Sourcing route
98% confidenceMini competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System
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Tender description says Suffolk County Council is seeking a mini competition against "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS, OJEU Notice Id 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified" and procurement_method is null.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
95% confidenceApproximately 9 months and 17 days
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Calculated from the stated period of 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
99% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award profile
99% confidenceSingle-supplier, four-seat route award valued at £27,018
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Published award names one supplier, gives £27,018 value, and the title specifies four seats.
Route-level value interpretation
99% confidenceThe notice does not provide fare, journey-frequency, pricing, or cost-breakdown information.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Exact-name verification maps source name Cam Cab Ltd to CAM CAB LTD, company number 05182440.
Delivery geography quality
98% confidencePublished delivery-location metadata is broad and inconsistent with the route-specific title
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Delivery addresses include British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and United Kingdom, while the title specifies a Cottenham to Hatfield Peverel route.
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence signature.
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Award status is active and dates are published; no signed-contract field or document is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Number of bids, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not supplied.
- No extension, renewal, pricing, service-frequency or performance terms are published.
- No lot title or lot-level allocation is published; the record contains no lots.
- Delivery-location metadata is unusually broad and does not reliably define service geography; route details are taken from the title and description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CAM CAB LTDSuffolk County Council Passenger Transportpassenger transportCottenhamHatfield WickHatfield PeverelContracts Finder£27,018
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suffolk passenger transport award?
CAM CAB LTD is the verified legal supplier named on the sole published award.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £27,018.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 31 July 2027; extension arrangements are not stated.
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.