AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council awarded a £13,369 home-to-school passenger transport service to SKYLINE TAXIS following a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059.
Published outcomeThe published award record is active. It records an award decision to SKYLINE TAXIS, with service dates published through 9 July 2027; the notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a small-value local authority taxi/passenger transport award within an existing Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SKYLINE TAXIS
83% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-ff53c211-cfbd-4f2f-b96f-b9aaae6014be-1 · 13369 GBP · Unverified supplier name; award record active
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The award names SKYLINE TAXIS as supplier and gives the award a value of £13,369. Supplier-identity workflow status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice_type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-ff53c211-cfbd-4f2f-b96f-b9aaae6014be-1 has status "active".
Award date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award notice provides no explicit contract-signature field or statement.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£13,369
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Award value amount: 13369 GBP.
Value allocation
90% confidenceAllocated to the single published award; no lots are published
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier; award lot IDs are null and the lots dataset is empty.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026, 11:27 BST
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Process and award document datePublished: 2026-10-14T11:27:45+01:00.
Tender deadline
98% confidence14 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-14T09:00:00+01:00.
Published contract start (process-level)
95% confidence16 October 2026
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Process contract_start_at and tender contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published award contract-period start
95% confidence26 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Published contract end
99% confidence9 July 2027
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Process, tender and award contract-period end date: 2027-07-09T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
90% confidenceHome-to-school transport services
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Process title is "37372 - HOME TO SCHOOL" and description states provision of transport services for the journey in the notice title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification and classifications dataset.
Additional classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Tender additionalClassifications.
Delivery region
97% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address region is East Midlands.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini competition under Leicester City Council DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services
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Notice description explicitly states that the contract was awarded following a mini competition under this DPS.
Procurement method detail
90% confidenceOther
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Tender procurementMethodDetails: "Other - ".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation, scores and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published service period
95% confidence26 October 2026 to 9 July 2027 (award-level dates)
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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Contract form and pricing breakdown
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
98% confidenceThe requirement was competed within an existing passenger-transport DPS rather than through a standalone open notice.
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Notice description identifies a mini competition under DPS PAN3059.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe published award value is £13,369 for the stated home-to-school transport requirement.
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Award value is £13,369 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name SKYLINE TAXIS is unverified
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The completed Companies House workflow returned checked_unmatched and supplied no verified company identity.
Start-date inconsistency
99% confidenceTwo different start dates are published: 16 October 2026 at process/tender level and 26 October 2026 at award level
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Process/tender contract period start is 2026-10-16; award contract period start is 2026-10-26.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation detail, lot allocation, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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No such fields or documents are provided in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name SKYLINE TAXIS has no safe Companies House match in the completed identity workflow, so its legal identity cannot be confirmed from supplied evidence.
- The record publishes conflicting contract start dates: 16 October 2026 at process/tender level and 26 October 2026 at award level.
- No explicit contract-signature confirmation is supplied.
- No lot titles or allocations are published.
- Bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, pricing detail, extensions and renewal options are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilSKYLINE TAXIShome to school transporttaxi servicespassenger transportDPS PAN3059Contracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Leicester City Council's 37372 home-to-school transport award?
The published award names SKYLINE TAXIS. The name remains unverified because the supplied Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £13,369.
When does the published service period end?
The award record gives an end date of 9 July 2027. It also contains conflicting published start dates: 16 October and 26 October 2026.
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.