AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Sussex County Council awarded a schooldays-only public bus service covering Little Common, Hooe, Catsfield and Battle to RENOWN TRAVEL LIMITED through a call-off from the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS.
Published outcomeThe published award record identifies one active award to RENOWN TRAVEL LIMITED, valued at £197,837. The award date is 29 September 2026; the stated service period runs from 1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030.
Market significanceThis is a £197,837 regional passenger-transport call-off under a public bus dynamic purchasing system, with a stated term of about three and a half years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
RENOWN TRAVEL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c0282ff8-66f8-4dd7-9730-03fb0c099977-1 · 197837 GBP · active
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Verified Companies House identifier 12640807 is linked to the sole supplier on the active award. The source notice names the supplier as "Renown Travel".
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.
Published status
98% confidenceAwarded / complete
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Process display_status is "awarded" and source_status is "complete"; tender status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c0282ff8-66f8-4dd7-9730-03fb0c099977-1 has status "active".
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£197,837
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 197837.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and an award value of £197,837.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence16 September 2026, 12:00 +01:00
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Tender period end date.
Award date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence12 October 2026, 16:30 +01:00
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Award datePublished and notice publication timestamp.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 November 2026
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Award and tender contractPeriod startDate.
Stated contract end
99% confidence20 April 2030
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Award and tender contractPeriod endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidenceSchooldays-only bus service: Little Common – Hooe – Catsfield – Battle, Claverham Community College
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Process and tender title.
Category
99% confidenceServices; public-service buses
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV 34121100 is "Public-service buses".
Delivery area
95% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region "South East" and country "United Kingdom".
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Procurement method is "selective" and method details state "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
DPS
98% confidenceSCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS
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Tender description.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension or variation terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option, pricing or variation provisions are provided.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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Tender suitability flags show sme: true and vcse: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
98% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through an established public-bus DPS rather than an open procedure.
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Tender description and procurementMethodDetails identify a call-off from the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS.
Award economics
98% confidenceThe published £197,837 figure is a total award value; no fare, mileage, vehicle, route-volume or price breakdown is published.
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Award value is supplied without pricing detail or service-volume measures.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name handling
99% confidenceVerified legal identity used
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The source uses "Renown Travel", while supplier verification confirms RENOWN TRAVEL LIMITED, company number 12640807, by company-number match.
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots published
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Published information gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing detail, service volumes, extension terms and execution status.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; the analysis therefore reports an active award and stated service dates, not a signed contract.
- No lots or individual lot allocations are published.
- Bidder numbers, unsuccessful suppliers, award rationale, evaluation scores and pricing breakdowns are not published.
- No renewal, extension or variation terms are supplied; the re-procurement timing is only an end-date-based estimate.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Sussex County CouncilRENOWN TRAVEL LIMITEDRenown Travelschool bus servicepublic bus DPSClaverham Community CollegeLittle CommonBattleContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the East Sussex school bus contract?
RENOWN TRAVEL LIMITED, verified under company number 12640807. The source notice names the supplier as Renown Travel.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £197,837.
When is the stated service period?
The notice states 1 November 2026 to 20 April 2030.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice describes a selective call-off from the SCC, ESCC and WSCC Public Bus DPS. Bid and evaluation details were not published.
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