AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council awarded a taxi-services route between Selsey/Chichester and Conifers House School, Easebourne to PHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTD. The published award value is £81,450.61 and the stated service period is 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to PHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTD.
Market significanceA small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-904180f0-2813-4823-ae51-8196f31b1301-1 · 81450.61 GBP · verified; awarded supplier
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Supplier verification identifies PHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTD, company number 15408414, for the sole award. The award names the source supplier as PHOENIX CARS SUSSEX LTD and has value £81,450.61.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award record status is “active”.
Award decision date
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-17.
Notice publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T15:55:49+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award data does not state that a contract was signed.
Stated contract start
99% confidence24 August 2026
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Award and tender contract period startDate: 2026-08-24.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£81,450.61
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The sole award value is 81450.61 GBP; tender value is also 81450.61 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is supplied, with one supplier and an award value of £81,450.61.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-10T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence17 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-17T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service period
99% confidence24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contract period startDate 2026-08-24 and endDate 2027-07-31.
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T15:55:49+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRoute 10008: Selsey and Chichester to Conifers House School, Easebourne
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Process title and description state this route.
Category
99% confidenceTaxi services
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Primary CPV 60120000 is described as “Taxi services”.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
Delivery area
88% confidenceSouth East, with a published delivery postcode of PO19 1RQ
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Tender delivery addresses include South East, United Kingdom and postcode PO19 1RQ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurementMethod is “selective”.
Method detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurementMethodDetails states this directly.
SME suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No number of invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation scores or ranking is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
98% confidenceApproximately 11 months and 8 days
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Published period runs from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal provision is supplied.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice gives an aggregate award value but no rate, payment, indexation or cost breakdown.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-level opportunity
95% confidenceThe award concerns a defined school transport route rather than a broader transport framework.
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The title specifies Route 10008 between Selsey/Chichester and Conifers House School, Easebourne.
Route to market
88% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work would need access to the relevant dynamic purchasing system or any replacement procedure chosen by the buyer.
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The award was a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system; future route-to-market arrangements are not published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification workflow resolved the source supplier name to PHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTD, company number 15408414, using a normalised-name match.
Award coverage
99% confidenceOne award and one supplier are published
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The data contains one award record and one linked supplier.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation rationale, scoring, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, extension terms or contract-signature confirmation is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not explicitly confirm contract signature; the stated start date must not be treated as evidence of a signed contract.
- No tenderer count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale or incumbent information is published.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published; the July 2027 re-procurement timing is only an end-date-based estimate.
- No lot records or individual pricing breakdown is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilPHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTDRoute 10008taxi servicesschool transportdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won West Sussex County Council Route 10008?
PHOENIX CARS (SUSSEX) LTD, verified under company number 15408414.
What is the published value of the award?
£81,450.61.
What service period is stated?
24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the award procured?
As a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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