AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council published an award notice for Route 60134, providing regular transport between Burgess Hill and Hove Micro School for four seats and one passenger assistant. The active award names Sussex School Transport Limited and has a published value of £55,529.72.
Published outcomeAward announced as active; the notice records an award date of 20 August 2026 and a stated service period from 27 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceA small, defined school-transport requirement awarded through a dynamic purchasing system call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SUSSEX SCHOOL TRANSPORT LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a1b378ce-43b9-42f8-a853-26f0f2d429f0-1 · 55529.72 GBP · Active award
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The award names source supplier “SUSSEX SCHOOL TRANSPORT LTD”; supplier verification resolved this by exact-name match to SUSSEX SCHOOL TRANSPORT LIMITED (company number 12169843). The published award value is £55,529.72.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The award record status is “active”.
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is recorded as “award”.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or execution information is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£55,529.72
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The award record states a value of 55,529.72 GBP.
Value allocation
91% confidenceSingle published award value
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One award and one named supplier are supplied; no lot-level allocation is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence13 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-08-13T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence20 August 2026
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Award date is 2026-08-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service start
99% confidence27 August 2026
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The published contract period starts 2026-08-27T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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The published contract period ends 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice publication date is 2026-10-15T16:02:58+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceRoute 60134: regular transport from Burgess Hill to Hove Micro School for four seats and one passenger assistant
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The published title and description state “WSCC Route 60134 Burgess Hill to Hove Micro School - 4 seats, 1 PA, REGULAR TEAM”.
Category
99% confidenceTaxi services
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Primary CPV classification is 60120000, Taxi services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is recorded as services.
Delivery geography
91% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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A delivery address is recorded with region South East and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurement method is recorded as selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Procurement method detail is stated as “Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system”.
SME suitability
99% confidenceSuitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records SME as true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot indicated as suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records VCSE as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
96% confidenceApproximately 11 months and 5 days
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The stated period runs from 27 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown
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Only a total published award value is supplied; no pricing breakdown is published.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific service
97% confidenceThe requirement is defined around a named school route, passenger capacity and passenger-assistant provision.
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The title and description identify Route 60134, four seats and one PA.
Route to market
94% confidenceThe award was made through a dynamic purchasing system call-off, indicating participation was limited to the applicable DPS mechanism rather than an open procedure.
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The published procedure detail is “Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system” and the procurement method is selective.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification workflow completed an exact-name match to SUSSEX SCHOOL TRANSPORT LIMITED, company number 12169843.
Award and service-period evidence
98% confidencePublished
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The notice supplies an active award record, award date, value and contract-period dates.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms or lot-level allocation is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bids received, evaluation, award rationale and scoring is not supplied in the published notice.
- No explicit contract signature or execution evidence is supplied; the record supports an active award, not a statement that the contract was signed.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- No lot titles, lot-level values or pricing breakdown are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilSussex School Transport LimitedRoute 60134school transporttaxi servicesdynamic purchasing systemBurgess HillHove Micro School
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Route 60134 award?
The award names Sussex School Transport Limited, verified by an exact-name match to company number 12169843.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £55,529.72.
When is the stated service period?
The notice states 27 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What procurement route was used?
The notice records a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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