AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council awarded a taxi-services call-off for Route 7405, transporting four seats from Billingshurst to Aurora Redehall School, to ACTIVE CAB LTD.
Published outcomeThe published award record names ACTIVE CAB LTD as the sole supplier for an active award valued at £28,514.48.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific school transport services award made through a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ACTIVE CAB LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-c934788b-ed0d-4012-b2e6-8f4d05d290d8-1 · 28514.48 GBP · verified
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The active award names ACTIVE CAB LTD as supplier and gives an award value of £28,514.48. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number 13333189.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
99% confidence19 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
99% confidence26 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod states startDate 2026-08-26 and endDate 2027-07-31.
Notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T15:35:29+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£28,514.48
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The award value is amount 28514.48, currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award and supplier
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One active award is published, with one named supplier, ACTIVE CAB LTD.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence12 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-12T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence19 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence26 August 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-08-26T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T15:35:29+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceRoute 7405: Billingshurst to Aurora Redehall School; four seats; no passenger assistant; booster specified
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Process title and description state: "WSCC Route 7405 Billingshurst to Aurora Redehall School - 4 seats, no PA,Booster".
Service category
99% confidenceTaxi services
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Primary CPV classification: 60120000, Taxi services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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mainProcurementCategory is services.
Delivery area
91% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom
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Published delivery addresses include the South East region and United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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procurementMethodDetails states "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
SME suitability
98% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 11 months and 5 days
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Published contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Passenger assistant
98% confidenceNo PA specified
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The route description includes "no PA".
Renewal or extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific award
97% confidenceThe requirement is narrowly defined around a four-seat school transport route.
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The published title specifies Route 7405, the Billingshurst-to-Aurora Redehall School journey, four seats, no PA and booster.
Route to market
98% confidenceThe buyer used a dynamic purchasing system call-off rather than an openly described tender process.
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The notice specifies a selective procedure and a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract execution
98% confidenceThe source is an awarded contract notice with an active award and a stated contract period; it does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; award status is active; no signature field or signed-contract document is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceBid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, reasons for selection and extension terms are not supplied.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Lot detail
99% confidenceNo lot records or lot allocation are supplied.
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The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown and renewal or extension provisions.
- No lot records, lot titles or lot-level allocation are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilACTIVE CAB LTDRoute 7405BillingshurstAurora Redehall Schooltaxi servicesschool transportdynamic purchasing system
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the WSCC Route 7405 contract?
ACTIVE CAB LTD was named as the sole supplier on the published active award.
What is the value of the Route 7405 award?
The published award value is £28,514.48.
When does the published contract period end?
The stated contract period ends on 31 July 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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