AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council published an award notice for Route 1684, a taxi-service route from Worthing to APC Chichester for 4 seats and 1 PA. The active award names ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD as supplier and has a published value of £62,469.26.
Published outcomeAward announced to ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD under a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Market significanceA small, defined passenger-transport call-off in West Sussex, valued at £62,469.26.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-8592a702-0b86-4b67-afcf-aa8167f74d45-1 · 62469.26 GBP · verified supplier; active award
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Supplier-verification record identifies verified company name ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD, company number 09352956. The sole award names the supplier and states a value of £62,469.26.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is "awarded"; notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence26 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod state start 2026-09-02 and end 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T16:28:24+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£62,469.26
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Award value amount: 62469.26 GBP; tender value is also 62469.26 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole named award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and a stated award value of £62,469.26.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence19 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-19T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence26 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start date
99% confidence2 September 2026
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ContractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-02T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 July 2027
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ContractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWSCC Route 1684 Worthing to APC Chichester – 4 seats, 1 PA
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Process title and description state: "WSCC Route 1684 Worthing to APC Chichester - 4 seats, 1 PA".
Service classification
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Primary classification is CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Delivery area
89% confidenceChichester postcode PO19 1RQ and the South East, United Kingdom
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Tender delivery addresses include PO19 1RQ and South East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethod: selective.
Route to market
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Competition information
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
Contract period
99% confidence2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Tender and award contractPeriod provide these dates.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceSingle-supplier taxi-services call-off for a specified passenger route
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The notice describes one route, uses a DPS call-off, and contains one active award with one named supplier.
Published pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly the total award value is published
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The notice provides an award value of £62,469.26 but no rates, pricing schedule or value breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
98% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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Supplier verification status is verified, with company number 09352956 and verified company name ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD.
Source-name variation
98% confidenceThe source supplier name omits parentheses: "ACE TAXIS WEST SUSSEX LTD"; verified legal name is "ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD"
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Source supplier name and verified company name are supplied in the supplier-verification data.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record is an award notice and active award record; the supplied data does not explicitly evidence contract signature.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information is published.
- No pricing schedule, unit rates, value breakdown, individual service volumes or lot allocation is published.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- The source supplier name is "ACE TAXIS WEST SUSSEX LTD" while the verified legal supplier name is "ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD"; the analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTDRoute 1684WorthingChichestertaxi servicesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the WSCC Route 1684 Worthing to APC Chichester contract?
ACE TAXIS (WEST SUSSEX) LTD is the verified legal supplier named on the sole active award.
What is the published value of the Route 1684 award?
The published award value is £62,469.26.
When does the Route 1684 contract run?
The published contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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