AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award notice for transport services associated with “37396 ELLESMERE COLLEGE AYLESTONE”. The notice names Hansom Taxis as supplier and reports an award value of £25,717. The award followed a mini-competition under the council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
Published outcomeAward announced to Hansom Taxis in a Contracts Finder award notice. The source records the award as active, but does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceA small, route-specific passenger-transport award under Leicester City Council’s DPS, relevant to taxi and passenger-transport providers seeking council transport work.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Hansom Taxis
91% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c7a664b2-e447-48ad-8357-12cbcf73ac29-1 · 25717 GBP · Named supplier on active award record; identity unverified
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The sole award names “Hansom Taxis” as supplier and reports £25,717. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document both state “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award record
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The award record has status “active”; the tender status is “complete”.
Award announcement date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-16 and the award notice was published on 2026-10-16.
Contract conclusion/signature
98% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion confirmation.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£25,717 GBP
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The sole award value is 25,717 GBP; the tender value is also 25,717 GBP.
Value attribution
96% confidenceAttributed to the sole published award and named supplier
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Only one award and one named supplier are supplied for this notice.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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No rate card, journey volume, pricing schedule, VAT treatment, or cost breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026, 11:29 BST
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Award document datePublished is 2026-10-16T11:29:03+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence16 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-16T09:00:00+01:00.
Reported contract end date
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Both the tender-level and award-level contract periods end on 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Reported start dates
99% confidence26 October 2026 (award record) and 9 November 2026 (tender record)
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The award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-26; the tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-09.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceTransport services for the journey identified in the notice title: “37396 ELLESMERE COLLEGE AYLESTONE”
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The description states that the contract is for transport services and that the journey is stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 60120000 as Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Additional classification identifies CPV 60170000.
Delivery area
93% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under Leicester City Council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System
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The notice description explicitly states this.
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceOther
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The source records procurementMethodDetails as “Other - ”.
Competition metrics and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer names, scores, award rationale, or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported term end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Both supplied contract-period records show this end date.
Reported term start
99% confidenceConflicting source records: 26 October 2026 and 9 November 2026
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Award-level and tender-level contract periods specify different start dates.
Extension, options and renewal provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier opportunity signal
95% confidenceThe award demonstrates use of the council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS for a route-specific transport requirement.
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The notice states that the award followed a mini-competition under PAN3059 and identifies taxi/passenger-vehicle transport classifications.
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceThe published £25,717 value provides an overall award figure, but underlying service volumes and unit pricing are not disclosed.
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A total award value is supplied, with no pricing or quantity breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceHansom Taxis is an unverified source name
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched; the completed verification workflow found no safe company match and supplies no verified company name or number.
Conflicting start dates
99% confidenceThe tender record reports 9 November 2026, while the award record reports 26 October 2026
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The supplied tender-level and award-level contract periods have different start dates.
Publication completeness
99% confidenceInformation on bids, evaluation, lot allocation, pricing, signature and extension terms was not supplied in the published notice.
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These fields are absent from the supplied source data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name Hansom Taxis is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow returned checked_unmatched, with no safe verified company match or company number.
- The published source contains conflicting contract start dates: 26 October 2026 at award level and 9 November 2026 at tender level.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or conclusion.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, route details, service volumes, unit rates, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilEllesmere College AylestoneHansom TaxisPAN3059passenger transport DPStaxi servicesContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award notice?
The notice names Hansom Taxis. The supplied identity-check result is checked_unmatched, so no verified legal company identity is available.
What was the published award value?
The sole published award value is £25,717 GBP.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice says it followed a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
When does the contract start?
The supplied records conflict: the award record says 26 October 2026, while the tender record says 9 November 2026.
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.