AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicestershire County Council published an award notice for SEN taxi transport connected to The Fusion Academy. The notice records an active award to NMI TAXI LTD worth £34,840, with a stated service period from 29 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded under an open procedure.
Market significanceThis is a £34,840 public-sector transport-services award in England. The published data does not provide bid, pricing or evaluation detail.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
NMI TAXI LTD
90% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e3519126-8da2-43c0-95ac-b1d8e337df7e-1 · 34840 GBP · active
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The active award names NMI TAXI LTD as supplier and gives an award value of £34,840.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process stage shown as award and source status shown as complete.
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Process fields: notice_type 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder', stage 'award', source_status 'complete'.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award.
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Award ocds-b5fd17-e3519126-8da2-43c0-95ac-b1d8e337df7e-1 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced as signed.
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The supplied record contains an award notice and active award status, but no signed-contract field or contract record confirming signature.
Service period
97% confidenceStated to run from 29 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields specify startDate 2026-10-29T00:00:00Z and endDate 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£34,840 GBP
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Award value.amount is 34840 and currency is GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceThe full published award value is associated with the sole recorded supplier.
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One award names one supplier, NMI TAXI LTD, and reports £34,840.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence13 October 2026, 23:59 (+01:00)
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tenderPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-13T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence14 October 2026, 13:58 (+01:00)
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Award datePublished is 2026-10-14T13:58:45+01:00.
Stated contract start
97% confidence29 October 2026
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award.contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-29T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
97% confidence31 July 2027
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award.contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement title
99% confidenceSEN20650-SEN-TAXI-The Fusion Academy
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Process title and tender title are 'SEN20650-SEN-TAXI-The Fusion Academy'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category and mainProcurementCategory are services.
CPV classification
99% confidence60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
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Tender classification identifies CPV 60000000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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Tender item deliveryAddresses specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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procurement_method is 'open' and procurement_method_details is 'Open procedure'.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME and VCSE suitability flags
95% confidenceThe tender data marks SME and VCSE suitability as false.
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tender.suitability records sme false and vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
97% confidence29 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market reading
93% confidenceThe notice records a single-supplier transport-services award under an open procedure.
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One active award names one supplier; CPV is transport services and the procurement method is open.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceNo pricing schedule, service volumes, route details, award rationale or evaluation scores are published in the supplied data.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceNMI TAXI LTD was checked through the supplied Companies House workflow but remained unmatched; the name is therefore unverified and no legal-company match is implied.
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supplier_identity_status is 'checked_unmatched'; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null; lookupDecision is 'still_unmatched'.
Award versus signature
98% confidenceThe record supports an active award and stated service dates, not an explicitly signed contract.
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No supplied field confirms contract signature or conclusion.
Published detail limitation
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes lot allocation, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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Lots are empty and the supplied award/tender fields contain none of these details.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Supplier identity is unresolved: NMI TAXI LTD was checked but no safe Companies House match was found, so the source name is unverified.
- The supplied record does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- No lot-level allocation, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, service volumes, route details or extension terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicestershire County CouncilFusion AcademySEN taxitransport servicesNMI TAXI LTDContracts Finder£34,840
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award notice?
The notice names NMI TAXI LTD. The supplied verification workflow marked this source name as checked_unmatched, so it is unverified.
What is the published award value?
£34,840 GBP.
When is the stated service period?
29 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Was the contract explicitly confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied data evidences an active award notice but does not explicitly confirm 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.