AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
De Montfort University has published a pending award decision for Lot 1, minibus transport services with driver. The proposed suppliers are AUSDEN CLARK LIMITED, Fleckers Coach trips Ltd and N & P TRAVEL LTD. The published £565,000 gross value applies to the single shared award and is not allocated between suppliers.
Published outcomeAward decision announced; not yet a concluded or signed contract. The award remains pending, with standstill ending 28 October 2026 and a future signature milestone of 2 November 2026.
Market significanceThis is a multi-supplier minibus transport arrangement supporting university journeys across the UK. The notice identifies a four-year-plus proposed contract period, but gives no allocation, pricing or call-off volumes by supplier.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
AUSDEN CLARK LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; part of shared £565,000 gross award value GBP · Proposed supplier; award pending
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Verified company name supplied as AUSDEN CLARK LIMITED (company number 01067886); award 1 names source supplier Ausden Clark Ltd and relates to Lot 1.
Fleckers Coach trips Ltd
93% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; part of shared £565,000 gross award value GBP · Proposed supplier; award pending
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Award 1 names Fleckers Coach trips Ltd as a supplier and relates to Lot 1. Supplier verification workflow completed but did not provide a verified company match.
N & P TRAVEL LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; part of shared £565,000 gross award value GBP · Proposed supplier; award pending
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Verified company name supplied as N & P TRAVEL LTD (company number 14757026); award 1 names source supplier N&P Travel Ltd and relates to Lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Current award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 status is "pending".
Award decision date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.
Standstill end
99% confidence28 October 2026, 23:59:59 UTC
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
Future signature milestone
99% confidence2 November 2026, 23:59:59 UTC (scheduled)
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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-11-02T23:59:59+00:00.
Proposed contract period
98% confidence19 November 2026 to 30 November 2030
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Award contractPeriod specifies those start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published shared award value
99% confidence£565,000 gross
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 565000 GBP.
Individual supplier allocation
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice supplies one award value for three suppliers and no supplier-level allocation.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence11 May 2026
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Release history records preliminary market engagement notice 043151-2026 on 2026-05-11.
Tender notice published
99% confidence13 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 065562-2026 on 2026-07-13.
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence24 August 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-24T12:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice document 098705-2026 was published on 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Awarded requirement
99% confidenceMinibus transport services with driver
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Award 1 title is "Provision of Minibus Transport Services with Driver".
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 relatedLots contains 1; the tender has Lot 1 with complete status.
Service use cases
98% confidencePlanned student and staff journeys across the UK, including academic trips, sports fixtures and other university activities
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Tender description states these uses.
Operational requirements
98% confidenceVariable group sizes; some journeys may need luggage capacity, trailers or accessibility support
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Tender description states these possible requirements.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 60100000 — Road transport services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 60100000.
Coach requirement
99% confidenceLot 2 was terminated due to non-compliant bids and is outside this award
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Tender description explicitly states Lot 2 for coach requirement was terminated due to non-compliant bids and this award only relates to Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Framework agreement
98% confidenceYes
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Tender techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation, scores and reasons for selection
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award status is pending and the notice gives a scheduled future signature date; no executed contract is supplied.
Proposed duration
97% confidenceApproximately 4 years and 11 days
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Published contract period runs from 19 November 2026 to 30 November 2030.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier model
99% confidenceThree proposed suppliers share one Lot 1 award
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Award 1 lists three suppliers and one related lot.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £565,000 gross value should be treated as a shared award-level figure, not revenue allocated to any individual supplier
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One award value is published for three suppliers, without allocation detail.
Demand visibility
99% confidenceJourney volumes, call-off allocation method and pricing are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award maturity
99% confidencePending award decision, not a signed or active contract
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Award status is pending; a future signature date is scheduled.
Shared-value ambiguity
99% confidenceNo supplier-level or lot-level value allocation is published
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The £565,000 gross amount appears once at award level for three named suppliers.
Supplier identity limitation
96% confidenceFleckers Coach trips Ltd remains unverified
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Supplier verification completed without a verified company name or number for this supplier.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing, volumes, allocation mechanism, bids received, evaluation results and extension terms
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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 record is a pending award decision, not evidence of a signed, concluded or active contract.
- The £565,000 gross award value is shared across three proposed suppliers; no individual allocation is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title or value in the lot data beyond the award’s minibus description.
- Fleckers Coach trips Ltd has no verified company identity in the supplied verification results; the source name is therefore presented as unverified.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes pricing, volumes, supplier allocation method, bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
De Montfort Universityminibus transport servicesAUSDEN CLARK LIMITEDFleckers Coach trips LtdN & P TRAVEL LTDLot 1Find a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who are the proposed suppliers?
AUSDEN CLARK LIMITED, Fleckers Coach trips Ltd and N & P TRAVEL LTD are named for Lot 1.
Is the £565,000 value allocated to each supplier?
No. It is one shared gross award value, with no supplier-level allocation published.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice lists a scheduled future signature date of 2 November 2026.
What happened to the coach lot?
The notice says Lot 2, the coach requirement, was terminated due to non-compliant bids.
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.