AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a taxi/passenger transport services requirement for Oakwood Community School to the source-named supplier “hansom taxis” following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Published outcomeThe notice records an active award worth £37,440, with a stated contract period from 16 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier passenger transport award under an established council dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
hansom taxis
88% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ee1be901-5cad-4c6e-97b1-25a87b26a073-1 · 37440 GBP · Unverified supplier name; active award
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The award names “hansom taxis” as supplier and gives the award value as GBP 37,440. Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice
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The source identifies the notice as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award record status is “active”; the tender status is “complete”.
Award date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or concluded-contract field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£37,440
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The award and tender value are both stated as GBP 37,440.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, with a value of GBP 37,440.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence13 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-13T09:00:00+01:00.
Award published
98% confidence13 October 2026, 12:49 BST
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Award notice document datePublished: 2026-10-13T12:49:47+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award contract period start date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contract period end date: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
91% confidencePassenger transport services for Oakwood Community School
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Notice title is “37378 - oakwood community school”; description states provision of transport services for the journey stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 60120000 as Taxi services.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Additional classification lists CPV 60170000.
Delivery region
96% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The published item delivery address specifies East Midlands, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini-competition under DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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The description says the requirement was awarded following a mini-competition under the Council’s DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
95% confidenceOther
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Published procurementMethodDetails is “Other - ”.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on the number of tenders, bidders, evaluation scores and ranking was not supplied in the published notice.
SME and VCSE suitability
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SME and VCSE suppliers
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Tender suitability flags state sme: true and vcse: true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
98% confidence16 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The tender and award contract period fields state these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access signal
96% confidenceThe award demonstrates use of Leicester City Council’s passenger transport DPS for a school transport requirement.
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The notice states that the award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Commercial scale
99% confidence£37,440 published award value
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Award value is GBP 37,440.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe supplier name is unverified
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The completed supplier-matching workflow returned checked_unmatched and no verified company name or company number.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, journey details, lot allocation, extension terms and signature status.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name “hansom taxis” could not be safely matched to a Companies House company in the completed verification workflow; it is therefore presented as an unverified source name.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, journey details, lot allocation, extension terms and signature status.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilOakwood Community Schooltaxi servicespassenger transportDPS PAN3059Contracts Finderhansom taxis
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Oakwood Community School transport award?
The published award names “hansom taxis”. The name remains unverified because the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £37,440.
When is the stated contract period?
The notice gives a stated period from 16 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
The notice says it was awarded after a mini-competition under Leicester City Council’s DPS PAN3059 for passenger transport services.
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