AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award notice for transport services for the journey titled “37392 - WEST GATE”. The notice records an active award to Hansom Taxis following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Published outcomeOne award is recorded, with a published award value of £19,878 and a stated service period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small passenger-transport services award routed through the council’s existing DPS, rather than an open standalone competition.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hansom Taxis (unverified supplier name)
87% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bb4ab221-0fc8-4c47-8ec9-25a4a2e6922d-1 · 19878 GBP · Awarded supplier
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The award names Hansom Taxis as its supplier and gives the award a value of £19,878. Supplier-identity checking completed without a safe company match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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The source is an “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; the award record has status “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence15 October 2026, 10:17 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T10:17:47+01:00.
Stated service period
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contractPeriod startDate and endDate in the tender and award records.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£19,878
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The award value is 19878 GBP; the tender value is also 19878 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lots are listed
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier; lot IDs are not published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence15 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-15T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Service start
98% confidence26 October 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Service end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
94% confidenceTransport services for the journey titled “37392 - WEST GATE”
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Notice title and description identify transport services and state that the journey is named in the title.
Primary classification
98% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification.
Additional classification
98% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Tender additional classification.
Delivery area
92% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Published delivery address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceMini-competition under Leicester City Council DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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The notice states that the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under the council’s DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
98% confidenceOther
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Published procurementMethodDetails: “Other - ”.
SME suitability flag
90% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability field records sme: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidder identities, scores and evaluation rationale not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contractPeriod in tender and award records.
Extension and renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Execution status
97% confidenceThe notice records an active award; contract signature or execution is not stated
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Award status is active, but no signed-contract evidence is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access signal
94% confidenceThe award demonstrates use of an established passenger-transport DPS for journey-specific requirements.
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The notice states the award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Commercial scale
97% confidencePublished award value is £19,878 for the stated service period.
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Published award value and contractPeriod.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceHansom Taxis is an unverified source name; the completed identity-checking workflow found no safe Companies House match.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation are published.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder list, scores or award rationale is provided.
Contract execution evidence
97% confidenceThe published data supports an active award and stated service dates, not confirmation of a signed contract.
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No contract document or execution field is supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name “Hansom Taxis” could not be safely matched to a Companies House company through the completed identity-checking workflow; it is therefore presented as unverified.
- The notice does not publish lot titles, lot allocation, individual pricing, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale.
- The source does not provide evidence that a contract has been signed or executed; it records an active award and a stated service period.
- Extension, renewal and variation provisions are not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilWest Gate transport servicesHansom TaxisPAN3059passenger transport DPStaxi servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier for the West Gate transport award?
The award notice names Hansom Taxis. This supplier name remains unverified because identity checking did not find a safe Companies House match.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £19,878.
When is the stated service period?
The notice states 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
The council states that it ran a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 for passenger transport services.
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