AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for passenger transport to St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich, using a mini-competition under its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The detailed notice identifies CAM CAB LTD as supplier for an award valued at £10,214.40. A separate supplied award record identifies UNIVERSAL CABS LTD with the same value, but that record is not present in the embedded detailed notice; the source does not clarify whether it is a separate award or a duplicate/conflicting record.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the underlying data contains two active award records, with conflicting supplier coverage between the award table and detailed notice.
Market significanceA small passenger-transport requirement for a four-seat vehicle, scheduled four days per week, with a stated period from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
CAM CAB LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d-1 · 10214.40 GBP · active
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Award -1 in the embedded notice names Cam Cab Ltd and gives a value of GBP 10,214.40. Verified legal name supplied: CAM CAB LTD (company number 05182440).
UNIVERSAL CABS LTD
76% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d-2 · 10214.40 GBP · active
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The supplied awards and suppliers tables associate award -2 with Universal Cabs Ltd and list GBP 10,214.40. Verified legal name supplied: UNIVERSAL CABS LTD (company number 13485605). This award is not shown in the embedded detailed notice.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; the document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award records
90% confidenceTwo supplied award records marked active
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The supplied awards table contains award IDs ending -1 and -2, each with status "active" and award date 7 October 2026.
Contract conclusion/signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied data contains an award notice and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or concluded-contract field.
Stated contract period
96% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Tender and embedded award contract-period fields state these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award -1 value
99% confidence£10,214.40 GBP
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Embedded award -1 value is GBP 10,214.40.
Award -2 value
86% confidence£10,214.40 GBP
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Supplied awards table lists GBP 10,214.40 for award -2.
Aggregate value
98% confidenceUnknown; not calculated
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The two supplied award records have identical dates and values, while the embedded detailed notice contains only award -1. The records may be separate awards or duplicate/conflicting data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
97% confidence2 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender description states this deadline.
Submission deadline
99% confidence7 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date and tender description state this deadline.
Award date
96% confidence7 October 2026
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Both supplied award records state this date.
Award notice publication
99% confidence7 October 2026, 16:12 BST
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Award document datePublished is 2026-10-07T16:12:29+01:00.
Latest recorded source update
98% confidence21 October 2026, 14:04 BST
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Process source_updated_at and award document dateModified state this time.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidencePassenger transport for St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich, using a four-seat vehicle four days per week
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Tender title and description state the route context, vehicle capacity and weekly frequency.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services (excluding waste transport)
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Primary CPV 60000000.
Named location
91% confidenceIpswich; delivery postcode IP1 2BX
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Tender title names Ipswich and the tender item includes delivery postcode IP1 2BX.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective; mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System
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Process lists procurement method as selective; description states a mini competition against "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS.
DPS reference
97% confidenceOJEU Notice Id 2018/S 031-067685
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Tender description supplies this reference.
Bid count and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Service period
96% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Tender contractPeriod and embedded award -1 contractPeriod state these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME/VCSE suitability flags
94% confidenceSME: false; VCSE: false
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Tender suitability fields are false for both flags.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service format
97% confidenceSmall-capacity scheduled transport requirement
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The tender specifies a four-seat vehicle operating four days per week.
Commercial allocation
98% confidenceSupplier/value allocation is uncertain across the two supplied award records
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Both award records carry the same value and date, but only CAM CAB LTD appears in the embedded detailed notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting award coverage
99% confidenceThe embedded detailed notice contains one award to CAM CAB LTD, while the supplied awards/suppliers tables contain a second active award to UNIVERSAL CABS LTD.
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Embedded details_json.awards lists only award -1; supplied awards and suppliers tables also list award -2.
Potential duplicate value
99% confidenceBoth award records list £10,214.40; no evidence establishes whether this is two separate awards or duplicated/conflicting data.
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Supplied awards table values for -1 and -2 are identical.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lot identifiers or titles supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Delivery geography
96% confidenceDelivery address data includes several broad or non-local country entries alongside IP1 2BX, so Ipswich is the only specific location used in this analysis.
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Tender item deliveryAddresses includes IP1 2BX and multiple broad country/region entries.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains conflicting supplier coverage: award -2 and UNIVERSAL CABS LTD appear in supplied normalised data but not in the embedded detailed award notice.
- The identical £10,214.40 values on both award records cannot safely be aggregated or interpreted as distinct without clarification.
- No contract signature, execution date, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms or renewal terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportSt Christopher's Academy Ipswichpassenger transport servicesCAM CAB LTDUNIVERSAL CABS LTDDynamic Purchasing System
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suffolk passenger transport award?
The detailed Contracts Finder award lists CAM CAB LTD. A separate supplied award record lists UNIVERSAL CABS LTD, but it is not present in the embedded detailed notice.
What is the stated contract period?
12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The data does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
What is the award value?
Each of the two supplied award records lists £10,214.40, but the source does not establish whether these are separate awards or duplicate/conflicting records.
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.