AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
West Sussex County Council has published an active award for Route 3541.02, transporting four seats plus one passenger assistant from Haywards Heath to Brantridge School. The award is to ROADRUNNERS MECO LTD, a source-reported supplier name that remains unverified against Companies House matching.
Published outcomeA £40,107.94 award was recorded on 21 August 2026 under a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The published contract period is 28 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, defined passenger-transport requirement in the taxi-services category, procured through a DPS call-off.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ROADRUNNERS MECO LTD
87% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e282ecb0-b08c-4029-a05d-5728e6c80968-1 · 40107.94 GBP · active award; supplier identity unverified
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The award names “ROADRUNNERS MECO LTD” as supplier and has status active. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process display status is “awarded”; the award record has status “active”; source notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award decision date
99% confidence21 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period
98% confidence28 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod specify startDate 2026-08-28 and endDate 2027-07-31.
Signing status
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice records an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£40,107.94
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The award value is 40107.94 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceSingle published award value
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One award and one supplier are recorded; no lots or separate value allocations are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence14 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-14T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence21 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-21T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start
98% confidence28 August 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-08-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T16:05:31+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceWSCC Route 3541.02: Haywards Heath to Brantridge School, for 4 seats and 1 passenger assistant
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Published title and description state: “WSCC Route 3541.02 Haywards Heath to Brantridge School - 4 seats, 1 PA”.
Category
99% confidenceTaxi services (CPV 60120000)
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Primary CPV classification is 60120000, described as Taxi services.
Delivery geography
86% confidenceSouth East, United Kingdom; a delivery postcode of PO19 1RQ is also published
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Delivery addresses list South East/United Kingdom and postal code PO19 1RQ.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Published procurementMethod is “selective”.
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Published procurementMethodDetails states “Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system”.
SME suitability
95% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bidder numbers, bid scores, evaluation criteria and reasons for selection was not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence28 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extensions, options and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provisions are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA defined school-route transport requirement awarded through a DPS call-off
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The requirement title specifies a route, capacity and passenger assistant; procurement method details state a DPS call-off.
Published value visibility
98% confidenceThe notice provides one total award value, without a pricing breakdown
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A £40,107.94 award value is supplied, but no unit rates, route pricing or cost breakdown is provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceROADRUNNERS MECO LTD is a source-reported name, not a verified legal company identity in this dataset
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The identity status is checked_unmatched after a completed lookup, with no verified company name or number.
Published notice timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated contract start date
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Published contract start is 28 August 2026; notice publication is 15 October 2026.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, pricing detail, lot allocation and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied award, tender and lot data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source-reported supplier name ROADRUNNERS MECO LTD was checked but did not receive a safe Companies House match; it must not be treated as Companies House verified.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature, despite recording an active award and a published contract period.
- No bidder numbers, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown, lot information, extension options or renewal terms were supplied.
- The stated delivery postcode matches the buyer postcode, while the route title identifies Haywards Heath to Brantridge School; the precise operational delivery geography is therefore not fully clear.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
West Sussex County CouncilRoute 3541.02Haywards HeathBrantridge Schooltaxi servicesdynamic purchasing systemROADRUNNERS MECO LTD
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
The published award names ROADRUNNERS MECO LTD. The supplied identity-checking data did not find a safe Companies House match, so the name is unverified in this dataset.
What is the award value?
The published award value is £40,107.94.
When is the published contract period?
The published period runs from 28 August 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
It was a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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.