AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council awarded a taxi-services call-off for Route 10004 between Bognor Regis and Conifers House School, Easebourne. The published award names LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTD as supplier and gives a total award value of £38,910.72.
Published outcomeAwarded to LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTD under a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The award record is marked active; this is an award notice, not explicit evidence that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceA small, single-supplier school transport award in the South East, with a published term running from 27 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-dad750c7-fc75-4e4d-b296-90e052ab2980-1 · 38910.72 GBP · verified
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The source award names LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED; supplier verification provides the verified legal name LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTD (company number 11969970) through an exact-name match. The single award value is £38,910.72.
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.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-dad750c7-fc75-4e4d-b296-90e052ab2980-1 has status 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence20 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-20.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No signature or execution field is supplied in the published data.
Published contract start
98% confidence27 August 2026
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Published contract period start date: 2026-08-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£38,910.72
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Award value and tender value are both GBP 38,910.72.
Value allocation
97% confidenceSingle award value published for the named supplier
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One active award names one supplier and records £38,910.72.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence13 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-13T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence20 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence27 August 2026
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Contract period start date: 2026-08-27T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract period end date: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T15:43:58+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceRoute 10004: Bognor Regis to Conifers House School, Easebourne; 4 seats and no passenger assistant stated
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Published process title and description.
Service category
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Primary CPV classification: 60120000, Taxi services.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category: services.
Published delivery geography
91% confidenceSouth East; postcode PO19 1RQ also published
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Delivery-address records list South East, United Kingdom and PO19 1RQ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Published procurement method: selective.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurement method details.
SME suitability
96% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability field states sme: true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, prices, scores and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence27 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contract period supplies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or renewal terms are supplied.
Passenger assistant
94% confidenceNo PA stated
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The published route title states 'no PA'.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-level transport opportunity
93% confidenceThe notice describes a four-seat, no-passenger-assistant school route and has a published value of £38,910.72.
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Published title/description and award value.
Route to market
91% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work would need access to the buyer's relevant dynamic purchasing system, based on the stated call-off procedure.
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Procedure is stated as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus concluded contract
99% confidenceThe record is an active award notice with published contract-period dates, but does not explicitly confirm signature or execution.
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Notice type is award; no contract signature field is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extensions and renewal terms.
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No such fields appear in the supplied data.
Supplier identity quality
98% confidenceSupplier identity is verified. The source uses 'LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LIMITED', while the verified legal name supplied is 'LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTD'; the verification reports no name mismatch.
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Supplier-verification record: exact_name, verified status, nameMismatch false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published record is an award notice and does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing structure, lot-level detail, and extension or renewal provisions.
- The route title provides limited operational detail beyond the stated origin/destination, four seats and no passenger assistant.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilLEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTDRoute 10004Conifers House Schooltaxi servicesschool transportdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won West Sussex County Council's Route 10004 award?
LEMON TECH SOLUTIONS LTD was the verified supplier named for the published award.
What is the value of the Route 10004 award?
The published award value is £38,910.72.
When does the published contract period run?
The notice gives 27 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.