AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an active award for individual four-seat passenger transport between Mellis/Eye and Holistic Wellbeing Centre, Ipswich. The published award is to Zanyar Ali Taxis, a source-named supplier whose identity remains unverified after a completed matching check.
Published outcomeOne active award, valued at £7,523.01, was published on 9 October 2026. The record gives a contract period from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027, but does not explicitly evidence signature.
Market significanceThis is a small-value 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
Zanyar Ali Taxis
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-9d50f939-a4a4-4698-b632-1c0a1a06cd2f-1 · 7523.01 GBP · active
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The sole published award names Zanyar Ali Taxis as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 7,523.01.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award status is "active"; tender status is "complete".
Award date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied record contains an active award and contract-period dates, but no signature field or signed-contract evidence.
Scheduled contract period
96% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2027-07-31; tender contractPeriod gives the same end date and a start timestamp of 2026-10-13T01:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£7,523.01 GBP
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Award value amount 7523.01, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and a single award-level value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
88% confidence7 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states a clarification-question deadline of 0900 2026-10-07.
Submission deadline
99% confidence9 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender tenderPeriod endDate and description state 0900 2026-10-09.
Award date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Published award date is 2026-10-09.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026, 11:23 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T11:23:45+01:00.
Scheduled start
96% confidence13 October 2026
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Published contract-period start date is 2026-10-13.
Scheduled end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Published contract-period end date is 2027-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceIndividual four-seat passenger transport from Mellis/Eye to Holistic Wellbeing Centre, Ipswich
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Tender title and description identify "Mellis, Eye to Holistic Wellbeing Centre, Ipswich (4-seater, individual transport)".
Category
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Tender classification is CPV 60000000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo published lot allocation
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
96% confidenceMini competition under the stated Passenger Transport Services 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 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurement_method_details is "Not specified".
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of submissions and evaluation results not published
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No bid count, scores, ranking, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Scheduled duration
94% confidenceApproximately 9 months and 18 days
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Calculated from the supplied scheduled period of 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
99% confidenceSmall published award value of £7,523.01
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The sole award value is £7,523.01.
Supplier-access signal
95% confidenceThe requirement was competed through the stated passenger-transport DPS mini-competition route
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Tender description identifies a mini competition under the Passenger Transport Services DPS.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceUnverified supplier name
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Zanyar Ali Taxis is marked checked_unmatched after a completed matching workflow; no verified legal company identity is supplied.
Delivery geography
97% confidencePublished delivery-location data is broad and internally non-specific
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Delivery addresses list IP1 2BX alongside United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories, while the narrative specifies a journey to Ipswich.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation detail, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, signature evidence, or extension terms are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name, Zanyar Ali Taxis, is unverified: a completed matching workflow found no safe company match, and no verified legal company name or company number is supplied.
- The source does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; it records an active award and scheduled contract-period dates.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms, or renewal terms are published.
- Delivery-location fields include unusually broad territories alongside an Ipswich postal code; the narrative route is more specific but does not resolve the structured location list.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportZanyar Ali Taxispassenger transportIpswichMellisEyeDynamic Purchasing SystemContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The published award names Zanyar Ali Taxis. The supplier name remains unverified because the completed matching check found no safe company match.
What is the published award value?
£7,523.01 GBP.
When is the scheduled contract period?
13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The record does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
How was the requirement competed?
The notice describes a mini competition under the stated Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System.
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.