AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicestershire County Council awarded SEN19742, a transport-services requirement, to PARAMJIT SINGH T/A PS TAXIS. The published award value is £34,000.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 13 August 2026, with a stated service period from 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027 in the award record.
Market significanceA small, single-supplier public-sector transport-services award advertised through an open procedure.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PARAMJIT SINGH T/A PS TAXIS
95% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f5149bc7-5cf6-433b-b5b1-abcc0a1424af-1 · 34000 GBP · Unverified supplier name; active award record
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The award lists 'PARAMJIT SINGH T/A PS TAXIS' as its supplier and gives the award value as GBP 34,000. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded / active award record
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Process display status is 'awarded'; the sole award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence13 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-13.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:57:25+01:00.
Contract conclusion/signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice and award record do not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£34,000
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The sole award value is 34,000 GBP; the tender value is also 34,000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole published award
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and a value of GBP 34,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence13 August 2026, 23:59 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-13T23:59:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence13 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated service start
98% confidence24 August 2026
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Tender and award contract-period start date: 2026-08-24.
Stated service end
96% confidence31 July 2027
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The award contract period ends 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T12:57:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement title
99% confidenceSEN19742
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Process title and tender title are both 'SEN19742'.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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Main procurement category is services.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
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Primary supplied CPV classification is 60000000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceEngland, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies region England and country United Kingdom.
Detailed service specification
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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The title and description contain only 'SEN19742'; no further specification is supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Procurement method is open; method details state 'Open procedure'.
Competition outcome
98% confidenceOne supplier is named in the published award
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The sole award lists one supplier.
Bid count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
96% confidence24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Dates are recorded in the award's contractPeriod.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option, or variation terms are supplied.
SME / VCSE suitability flags
98% confidenceSME: no; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability fields state sme false and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle published award to one named supplier
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One award and one listed supplier are present; no lots are supplied.
Published value scale
99% confidence£34,000
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The award value is GBP 34,000.
Publication timing
98% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated service start date
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Stated start is 24 August 2026; award notice publication is 20 October 2026.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified
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Companies House matching completed with status checked_unmatched; no verified legal company identity is supplied.
End-date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level end date is 30 July 2027, while the award-level end date is 31 July 2027
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Tender contractPeriod endDate is 2027-07-30T23:59:59+01:00; award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Limited requirement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No substantive description beyond the reference 'SEN19742' is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name PARAMJIT SINGH T/A PS TAXIS was checked but remained unmatched in the supplied Companies House matching workflow; no verified company identity is available.
- The published records conflict on the contract end date: 30 July 2027 at tender level and 31 July 2027 in the award record.
- No detailed specification, lot allocation, bidder count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, award rationale, extension terms, or explicit signature/conclusion evidence is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
SEN19742Leicestershire County CouncilPARAMJIT SINGH T/A PS TAXIStransport servicespublic procurement awardContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for SEN19742?
The published award names PARAMJIT SINGH T/A PS TAXIS. The supplied verification workflow did not find a safe Companies House match for this name.
What is the published value of the SEN19742 award?
£34,000.
When is the stated service period?
The award record states 24 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, although the tender-level record gives an end date of 30 July 2027.
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