AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicestershire County Council published an award notice for a transport-service requirement titled “SEN19740-SEN- TAXI-THOMAS ESTLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (BIRKETT LINK)”. The active award names CITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITED and has a published value of £20,280.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded to CITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITED following an open procedure. The source records an award date of 10 August 2026 and a stated delivery period from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier transport-services award valued at £20,280. The notice does not publish bid numbers, evaluation results, pricing detail or reasons for award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITED
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-cf8b7ba8-1186-49f3-9766-45fa4642ea95-1 · 20280 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity: CITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITED (company number 16060677), matched by exact name. The active award identifies source supplier name “CITYRIDES LEICESTER LTD” and has value £20,280.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-cf8b7ba8-1186-49f3-9766-45fa4642ea95-1 has status “active”.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed
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The supplied data records 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£20,280 GBP
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The award value is recorded as 20280 GBP; the tender value is also 20280 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and an award value of £20,280.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence10 August 2026, 23:59 (+01:00)
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Tender period end date is 2026-08-10T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence10 August 2026
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The active award date is 2026-08-10T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence24 August 2026
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Award and tender contract period start date is 2026-08-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Award and tender contract period end date is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-20T12:41:44+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement title
99% confidenceSEN19740-SEN- TAXI-THOMAS ESTLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (BIRKETT LINK)
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Process title and description use this wording.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services (excluding waste transport)
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Primary CPV is 60000000: “Transport services (excl. Waste transport)”.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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The tender mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Delivery location
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Procurement method is “open” and procurementMethodDetails is “Open procedure”.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice: no number of tenders, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scores or evaluation outcomes are provided.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability records sme as false.
VCSE suitability flag
95% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability records vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
99% confidence24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle active award to one verified supplier
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One active award is supplied and names one supplier.
Commercial transparency
98% confidenceLimited beyond headline value and dates
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Information not supplied in the published notice includes service specification detail, evaluation methodology and outcome, tender participation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Publication basis
99% confidenceAward notice data
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The only supplied document is an “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed with an exact-name match to CITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITED, company number 16060677.
Award versus signature
98% confidenceSignature not evidenced
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The data supports an active award and stated period, not an explicit signed-contract confirmation.
Information completeness
99% confidenceLimited
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Information not supplied in the published notice includes award rationale, scores, tender count, full service specification, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it records an active award and stated contract-period dates.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No lots are published, so no lot-level scope or values can be reported.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, option or renewal terms.
- The service title indicates a taxi requirement, but detailed operational scope and service levels are not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicestershire County CouncilCITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITEDSEN19740taxi transporttransport servicesContracts Finder£20,280
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Leicestershire County Council SEN19740 transport award?
CITYRIDES LEICESTER LIMITED, verified under company number 16060677, is the supplier named for the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £20,280 GBP.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice states 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. It does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
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.