AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a passenger transport services requirement for Brooke House School to ELITE TAXIS LTD. The notice states that the award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £33,930. The published contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific taxi/passenger transport award made through the council's passenger transport services DPS.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ELITE TAXIS LTD
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c31e9224-81b1-46ca-b6f8-29e37beac090-1 · 33930 GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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The award names source supplier "ELITE TAXIS". Supplier verification identifies ELITE TAXIS LTD (company number 11317928) as the verified legal name through a normalised-name match. The award value is £33,930.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record complete
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", with stage "award", display status "awarded" and source status "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-c31e9224-81b1-46ca-b6f8-29e37beac090-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence2 November 2026
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The published contract period start is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
98% confidence31 July 2028
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The published contract period end is 2028-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£33,930
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The award value and tender value are both stated as 33930 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceEntire published award value associated with the single recorded supplier
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One award names one supplier, ELITE TAXIS LTD, and carries a value of £33,930.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026, 09:35 BST
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The award notice document and process record were published at 2026-10-20T09:35:41+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence20 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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The tender period end is stated as 2026-10-20T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence20 October 2026
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The award record date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
91% confidenceTransport services for Brooke House School; the specific journey is referenced in the notice title but not otherwise published.
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The description says the contract is for transport services and that the journey is stated in the title; the title is "ID: 37395 - BROOKE HOUSE SCHOOL".
Primary classification
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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The tender classification identifies CPV 60120000, Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceHire of passenger transport vehicles with driver (CPV 60170000)
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The notice lists CPV 60170000 as an additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The published delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under Leicester City Council DPS PAN3059 – Passenger Transport Services
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The description states that the contract was awarded following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
95% confidenceOther
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The source field procurementMethodDetails is "Other - ".
SME and VCSE suitability
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs
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The tender suitability fields state sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028
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The award and tender contract period fields state these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract conclusion evidence
97% confidenceThe source records an active award and a future contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
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The notice is an award notice; the award status is active and the contract period is published, but no signed-contract field or document is provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA defined-value passenger transport requirement procured via an existing DPS mini-competition.
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The award value is £33,930 and the description identifies a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Route detail
98% confidenceThe service is linked to Brooke House School, but the journey, passenger volumes, timetable and service specification are not published.
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The notice provides only the school reference and broad transport-service description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
98% confidenceVerified legal identity available
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The source supplier name "ELITE TAXIS" was resolved to ELITE TAXIS LTD (company number 11317928) through a normalised-name match.
Award and value clarity
96% confidenceClear single-supplier, single-award record
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The source contains one active award, one named supplier and one stated award value.
Published detail limitation
99% confidenceNo lot structure, journey specification, bid count, evaluation information, pricing breakdown or extension terms are supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed; it records an active award and a published future contract period.
- No lot titles or allocation details are published.
- The detailed journey, route, passenger numbers, timetable and service requirements are not published.
- Bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores and award rationale are not published.
- No extension, renewal, pricing-breakdown or contract-document information is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilELITE TAXIS LTDBrooke House Schoolpassenger transport servicestaxi servicesDPS PAN3059Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Brooke House School transport award?
The verified legal supplier is ELITE TAXIS LTD. The source notice names the supplier as ELITE TAXIS.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £33,930.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice states it followed a mini-competition under Leicester City Council's DPS PAN3059 for passenger transport services.
When is the published contract period?
The published period is from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028. The notice does not explicitly confirm signature.
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