AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
East Sussex County Council published an award notice for a weekday school transport service using a saloon taxi or MPV (1–8 seats), from TN37 7TH to Mount Camphill, TN5 6PT. The award names SOUTHERN TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD and states a total award value of £101,032.
Published outcomeOne active award was published to SOUTHERN TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD. The published award record gives a contract period from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, specialist passenger transport requirement with accessibility-related vehicle capacity needs. The published value is £101,032 for the award as a whole.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SOUTHERN TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869-1 · 101032 GBP · active
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Award record names Southern Travel Solutions Ltd as supplier and gives £101,032. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as SOUTHERN TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD, company number 12897621.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice lifecycle
99% confidenceOpportunity notice followed by award notice
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Release history records an opportunity notice published 5 October 2026 and an awarded contract notice published 8 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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The award record status is "active".
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceAn award notice is published; signature is not evidenced
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The supplied record is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and contains no explicit contract-signature field or signed-contract document.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£101,032
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The active award value is amount 101032, currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and a value of £101,032.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Opportunity notice published
99% confidence5 October 2026, 13:30 BST
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Tender datePublished is 2026-10-05T13:30:51+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence8 October 2026, 14:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-08T14:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence8 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence8 October 2026, 16:34 BST
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Award datePublished is 2026-10-08T16:34:48+01:00.
Published contract period
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-10-14 and endDate 2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceWeekday school passenger transport by saloon taxi or MPV for 1–8 seats
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Tender title and description specify "Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)" and vehicle type "Saloon".
Route
99% confidenceTN37 7TH to Mount Camphill, TN5 6PT
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Tender description specifies the proposed taxi route from TN37 7TH to Mount Camphill, TN5 6PT.
Operating schedule
99% confidenceMonday to Friday, 09:00–16:30
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Tender description states frequency Monday to Friday and daily school time Mon–Fri 09:00–16:30.
Vehicle requirement
99% confidenceLarge boot space for a daily walker or, if needed, a folding wheelchair
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Tender comments require large boot space to transport a walker daily or folding wheelchair if needed.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Primary classification is CPV 60000000.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceUnited Kingdom; route postcodes are specified in the description
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Tender item delivery address is United Kingdom; the detailed route is TN37 7TH to TN5 6PT.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure above threshold
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Restricted procedure (above threshold)".
SME suitability
99% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
99% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on bids received, bidders, scoring and evaluation is not supplied in the published record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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The award contract period specifies these dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice beyond the total award value.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Operational fit
96% confidenceSuppliers would need appropriate passenger transport capacity and luggage space for mobility equipment.
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The tender requires a saloon vehicle and large boot space for a walker or folding wheelchair.
Demand pattern
99% confidenceThe requirement is a recurring weekday school-time route.
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The description specifies Monday-to-Friday operation, 09:00–16:30.
Award structure
98% confidenceThe record presents one supplier and one overall award value; no lots are published.
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One award and one supplier are supplied, while the lots array is empty and no lot IDs are recorded.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract execution status
99% confidenceAward publication does not evidence a signed contract
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No explicit signature date, signed-contract status or signed contract document is supplied.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots or lot-level allocation are published
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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores, evaluation narrative or award rationale is supplied.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing schedule, payment terms, indexation, options or extension terms are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly evidence that a contract has been signed.
- No lot titles, lot-level values or lot allocation are published.
- Information on bidders, bid counts, award criteria, evaluation scores and reasons for award is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, option, pricing breakdown, payment or indexation terms are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
East Sussex County CouncilSOUTHERN TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTDSouthern Travel Solutionstaxi transport awardMPV transportschool transportContracts Finderpassenger transport
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the East Sussex County Council taxi and MPV award?
SOUTHERN TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD, verified under company number 12897621.
What is the published award value?
£101,032 for the single published award.
What is the published service period?
14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029.
What service is covered?
Weekday school-time passenger transport by saloon taxi or MPV, with boot space for a walker or folding wheelchair if needed.
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