AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award for Dovetree School passenger transport services under its PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS. The published award names Shafi-Ullah Adam, an unverified supplier identity, and states a value of £29,250.
Published outcomeAward published to Shafi-Ullah Adam following a mini-competition under the council's DPS. The award record is active; the notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
Market significanceA small, localised passenger-transport requirement in the East Midlands, with a published term running from October 2026 to July 2028.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Shafi-Ullah Adam
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-890de5d3-27b9-4394-9880-60dfbf041cc3-1 · 29250 GBP · active award; supplier identity unverified
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The sole award names Shafi-Ullah Adam as supplier and has a value of £29,250. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; tender status complete; award status active
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The source labels the record "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; tender status is "complete" and the award status is "active".
Award date
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-12.
Contract period stated in award
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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The award contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2028-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£29,250
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 29,250 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the sole published award and supplier.
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One award is published, naming one supplier, with value 29,250 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
98% confidence12 October 2026, 09:27 BST
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Notice datePublished: 2026-10-12T09:27:04+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence12 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-12T09:00:00+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-13.
Stated service end
98% confidence31 July 2028
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2028-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
91% confidencePassenger transport services for the journey identified as Dovetree School
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The title is "37376 - DOVETREE SCHOOL" and the description states the contract is for transport services, with the journey stated in the notice title.
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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The tender classification lists CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Additional classification
98% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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The notice lists CPV 60170000 as an additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Award route
98% confidenceMini-competition under PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System
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The description states that the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under the council's DPS PAN3059.
Published procedure classification
95% confidenceOpen procedure
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The tender fields specify procurementMethod "open" and procurementMethodDetails "Open procedure".
Competition information
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and reasons for award are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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The award contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The source is an award notice and does not provide contract signature or execution information.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access route
93% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work would need to participate in Leicester City Council's PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
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The award description identifies PAN3059 as the DPS used for the mini-competition and directs prospective taxi providers to the council's taxi-contract tendering information.
Commercial scale
98% confidencePublished award value: £29,250 across the stated term.
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The sole published award is valued at £29,250.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceThe published supplier name remains unverified after a completed Companies House matching workflow.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; lookupStatus is completed and no verified company name or number is supplied.
Published information coverage
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms and signature evidence.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award notice data.
Timing relationship
98% confidenceThe published tender deadline precedes the award-notice publication by approximately 27 minutes.
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Tender deadline is 12 October 2026 at 09:00 BST; notice publication is 12 October 2026 at 09:27 BST.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name Shafi-Ullah Adam is a published source value, but the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match; it must be treated as an unverified identity.
- The notice does not explicitly evidence that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, unsuccessful bidders, evaluation criteria and scores, award rationale, detailed route requirements, pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms.
- No lots are published, so no lot-level scope or allocation can be reported.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Dovetree School transport servicesLeicester City Council contract awardPAN3059 passenger transport DPStaxi services awardEast Midlands passenger transport
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Dovetree School transport services award?
The published award names Shafi-Ullah Adam. The supplied identity-checking workflow did not find a safe Companies House company match, so the supplier identity remains unverified.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £29,250.
When is the stated service period?
The award states a period from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Was the contract signed?
The notice evidences an award, but does not explicitly provide contract signature or execution information.
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