AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award notice for passenger transport services associated with The Childrens Hospital School. The notice names SKYLINE TAXI as the awardee, but that supplier name remains unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow.
Published outcomeOne active award was published with a value of £25,857. The published award record gives a service period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier passenger-transport award made through a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s passenger transport DPS.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SKYLINE TAXI
91% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7ac3c020-ec67-4bb8-a2d8-16b31ff545de-1 · 25857 GBP · Active award; supplier identity unverified
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The award names "SKYLINE TAXI" as supplier and records an award value of £25,857. Supplier verification status is "checked_unmatched", with no verified company name or number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; document type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-7ac3c020-ec67-4bb8-a2d8-16b31ff545de-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The award record date is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract execution status
95% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied notice contains an active award and contract-period dates, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£25,857
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The award value is 25857 GBP; the tender value is also 25857 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award, which names one supplier
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and a £25,857 award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 10:31 BST
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-15T10:31:25+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence15 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-10-15T09:00:00+01:00.
Published service start
98% confidence26 October 2026
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The award and tender contract period start date is 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Published service end
98% confidence31 July 2028
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The award and tender contract period end date is 2028-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
89% confidencePassenger transport services for the journey referenced by the notice title, The Childrens Hospital School
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Notice description states that the contract is for transport services and that the journey is stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 60120000 as the primary classification.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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The tender additional classifications include CPV 60170000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item 1 lists East Midlands, United Kingdom as the delivery address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
98% confidenceMini competition under DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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The notice description says the contract was awarded following a mini competition under the Council’s DPS PAN3059.
Published procedure
98% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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The published contract period runs from 2026-10-26 to 2028-07-31.
Extension or options
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
94% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: yes
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Tender suitability records sme=true and vcse=true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
91% confidenceSuppliers seeking similar work may need access to Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services DPS (PAN3059).
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The notice states the award followed a mini competition under DPS PAN3059 and directs taxi firms to Council information on tendering for taxi contracts.
Commercial scale
96% confidence£25,857 published value over the stated service period
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The notice publishes a £25,857 award value and a period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceUnverified supplier name
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SKYLINE TAXI is marked "checked_unmatched" after a completed Companies House matching workflow; no verified legal entity or company number was supplied.
Contract status precision
95% confidenceAward publication does not explicitly confirm signature
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The source records an active award and contract period but contains no explicit signed-contract statement.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot titles published
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, scoring, bidder list, or award rationale are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier, SKYLINE TAXI, is unverified: the Companies House workflow completed without a safe match, and no verified legal company name or number is available.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it supports an active award and publishes a service period.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms.
- No lot records, lot titles or individual lot allocations are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilChildrens Hospital School transportpassenger transport servicestaxi servicesPAN3059SKYLINE TAXIContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award notice?
The published award names SKYLINE TAXI. Its identity remains unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow did not find a safe company match.
What is the published award value?
£25,857.
When is the published service period?
26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice says it was awarded following a mini competition under Leicester City Council’s Passenger Transport Services DPS, PAN3059.
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.