AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an awarded contract notice for an Ipswich-to-Reboot Education passenger transport requirement using a 4-seat vehicle. The notice names ALL TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED and HAWK EXPRESS CABS LIMITED as suppliers under one active award.
Published outcomeOne active award, dated 23 September 2026, names two verified suppliers. The published GBP 5,415 award value is shared at award level and is not allocated between them.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
2 supplier records analysed
ALL TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-adf514c5-0c23-4b8e-b58e-2e1ea3b4050c-1 · Unallocated share of GBP 5,415 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name: ALL TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED (company number 12040891; exact-name match). The sole award names source supplier "All Travel Services LTD" alongside HAWK EXPRESS CABS LIMITED and gives one total value of GBP 5,415.
HAWK EXPRESS CABS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-adf514c5-0c23-4b8e-b58e-2e1ea3b4050c-1 · Unallocated share of GBP 5,415 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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Verified company name: HAWK EXPRESS CABS LIMITED (company number 02602557; exact-name match). The sole award names source supplier "Hawk Express Cabs Ltd" alongside ALL TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED and gives one total value of GBP 5,415.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-adf514c5-0c23-4b8e-b58e-2e1ea3b4050c-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice records an active award and contract-period dates but provides no explicit signature or execution field.
Later update
97% confidenceAward notice updated 21 October 2026
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Release history records an awardUpdate at 2026-10-21T08:38:22+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidenceGBP 5,415
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The active award value is stated as amount 5415, currency GBP.
Allocation between named suppliers
99% confidenceUnknown; value is shared at award level
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The sole award names two suppliers but provides no supplier-level, lot-level, or split-value allocation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
94% confidence21 September 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender description states the deadline for clarification questions was 0900 2026-09-21.
Submission deadline
99% confidence22 September 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-22T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence23 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence23 September 2026, 10:53 BST
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-09-23T10:53:44+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contract period runs from 2026-09-23T00:00:00+01:00 to 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceIpswich to Reboot Education, Ipswich passenger transport using a 4-seat vehicle
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Tender title and description identify "Ipswich -Reboot education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required)".
Category
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Primary tender classification is CPV 60000000, "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceMini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services
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Tender description states that Suffolk County Council sought a mini competition against "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS, OJEU Notice Id 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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The process procurement_method is null and procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice: number of invited suppliers, submitted tenders, evaluated bids, scores, and award rationale.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
99% confidence23 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Vehicle capacity
98% confidence4 seats required
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The tender title specifies a "4-seated vehicle required".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceTwo suppliers are recorded against a single GBP 5,415 award
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One active award lists two suppliers and a single award-level value of GBP 5,415.
Commercial detail
99% confidencePricing basis and supplier allocations are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice: unit rates, mileage, journey frequency, service volumes, and the division of work or value between suppliers.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Shared award value
99% confidenceDo not attribute GBP 5,415 to either supplier individually
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The notice provides one award-level value for two named suppliers without an allocation.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceBoth supplier identities are verified
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The verification dataset reports two verified suppliers, zero unresolved suppliers, and exact-name matches to company numbers 12040891 and 02602557.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation result, award rationale, pricing schedule, lot allocation, service frequency, extension terms, or signature evidence is present in the supplied data.
Geographic metadata
96% confidenceDelivery locations are broad and internally non-specific
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Delivery addresses include IP1 2BX plus United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories, while the requirement description identifies Ipswich.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The GBP 5,415 value is shared at award level; the notice does not allocate any amount to either named supplier.
- No explicit contract signature or execution evidence is supplied; an active award and contract-period dates should not be treated as confirmation of a signed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid counts, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing basis, journey frequency, service volumes, extension options, and supplier work allocation.
- No lot titles or lot-level allocations are published.
- Delivery-location metadata includes wide geographic entries that are not consistent with a precise service geography; the requirement description identifies Ipswich.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportALL TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITEDHAWK EXPRESS CABS LIMITEDIpswich passenger transportReboot EducationDynamic Purchasing SystemContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on the award?
ALL TRAVEL SERVICES LIMITED and HAWK EXPRESS CABS LIMITED were named on the single active award.
What was the award value?
The published award-level value was GBP 5,415. The notice does not split this value between the two named suppliers.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 23 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature. It records an active award and a published contract period.
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.