AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Hywel Dda University Health Board has published a contract award notice for taxi and light-goods transport services in Carmarthenshire. Lot 2 is a pending award to Ozzo Taxi, with a stated award value of £266,000 excluding VAT (£319,200 including VAT). Lot 1 is shown as active but no supplier, value or award date is published.
Published outcomeThe notice records a pending Lot 2 award to Ozzo Taxi and an active Lot 1 record with no published supplier allocation. The available evidence does not show a signed contract.
Market significanceThe procurement covers 24/7 patient, staff, specimen, blood, medication and other healthcare-related transport across Carmarthenshire, creating a published award value of £266,000 excluding VAT for the allocated Lot 2 award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Ozzo Taxi
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2 · 266000 excluding VAT; 319200 including VAT GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Ozzo Taxi as supplier, relates to Lot 2, has pending status, and states amount £266,000 and amountGross £319,200.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement stage
98% confidenceContract / award notice published
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Process stage is "contract" and the source notice type is "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".
Lot 2 award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1, related to Lot 2, has status "pending".
Lot 1 record status
97% confidenceActive; supplier allocation not published
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Award -1 is marked "active" and related to Lot 1, but contains no supplier, value or award date.
Signature status
99% confidenceNot evidenced; future signature milestone scheduled for 28 October 2026
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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone with status "scheduled" and due date 2026-10-28T23:59:59+00:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Lot 2 pending award value
99% confidence£266,000 excluding VAT; £319,200 including VAT
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Award 1 value states amount £266,000 and amountGross £319,200, GBP.
Published process maximum value
86% confidence£354,000
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The process-level value_max is £354,000 GBP; no basis is supplied.
Lot 1 value
99% confidenceUnknown
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The active Lot 1-related award record contains no value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence24 August 2026
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Release history records planning notice 080144-2026 on 2026-08-24.
Tender notice published
98% confidence10 September 2026
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Release history records tender notice 086115-2026 on 2026-09-10.
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence28 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-09-28T12:00:00+01:00.
Lot 2 award decision date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Pending Award 1 has date 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Award notice document 097848-2026 was published 2026-10-16T11:37:59+01:00.
Standstill end
98% confidence27 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-27T23:59:59+00:00.
Planned contract period for Lot 2
96% confidence29 October 2026 to 28 October 2027
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Pending Award 1 contractPeriod states startDate 2026-10-29 and endDate 2027-10-28.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
99% confidenceTaxi and light-goods transportation services throughout Carmarthenshire
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Tender title and description specify taxi and light-goods transportation services throughout Carmarthenshire.
Transported users and goods
99% confidencePatients, NHS staff, medical records, diagnostic specimens, blood and blood products, medication and controlled drugs, and other healthcare-related goods
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Tender description lists these transport requirements.
Operating coverage
99% confidence24 hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays; routine and urgent requirements
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Tender description specifies continuous availability and routine and urgent transport support.
Published classification
98% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Award 1 item for Lot 2 includes CPV 60000000.
Delivery area for allocated Lot 2 award
96% confidenceUKL14
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Award 1 item lists delivery address region UKL14.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Process procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Lots
99% confidenceTwo lots published
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Tender lists Lots 1 and 2, both with status complete.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Lot 2 stated term
96% confidence12 months, from 29 October 2026 to 28 October 2027
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Pending Award 1 contractPeriod gives these dates.
Extension option
98% confidenceOption to extend for 12 months; maximum extent date 28 October 2028
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Award 1 hasRenewal is true, renewal description states a 12-month option, and maxExtentDate is 2028-10-28.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The Lot 2 award remains pending and the notice records a scheduled future signature milestone.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Allocation visibility
99% confidenceOnly Lot 2 has a named supplier and monetary award value in the supplied data
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Award 1 allocates Lot 2 to Ozzo Taxi with a value; the Lot 1-related award record has no supplier or value.
Service criticality
98% confidenceThe requirement combines passenger transport with time-sensitive healthcare logistics, including specimens, blood products and controlled drugs
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These requirements are explicitly listed in the tender description.
Award value interpretation
99% confidenceThe £266,000/£319,200 figures apply to the pending Lot 2 award, not to Lot 1 or necessarily the full two-lot procurement
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The values are recorded on Award 1, which is related only to Lot 2.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Mixed award statuses
99% confidenceLot 2 is pending, while the Lot 1-related record is active without allocation details
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Award 1 is pending and related to Lot 2; Award -1 is active and related to Lot 1.
Lot 1 allocation incomplete
99% confidenceNo supplier, award date, title or value is published for Lot 1
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Award -1 contains null title, null award date and null value, with no suppliers.
Contract not yet evidenced as signed
99% confidenceThe scheduled signature milestone means this should not be reported as a concluded contract
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Award 1 is pending and futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 28 October 2026.
Value basis ambiguity
93% confidenceThe process maximum value (£354,000) differs from the Lot 2 pending award amounts; the source does not explain the relationship
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Process value_max is £354,000, while Award 1 states £266,000 excluding VAT and £319,200 including VAT.
Supplier legal-entity verification unavailable
98% confidenceNo verified legal company name or company number is supplied for Ozzo Taxi
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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and verified company fields are null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published supplier, award value, award date, title or description in the supplied award record.
- Lot 2 remains pending; a signed or concluded contract is not evidenced.
- The relationship between the £354,000 process maximum value and the £266,000/£319,200 Lot 2 award values is not explained.
- Bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing detail and reasons for award were not supplied in the published notice data.
- Lot titles and descriptions were not supplied separately for either lot.
- Ozzo Taxi has no supplied verified legal company name or company number.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Hywel Dda University Health BoardOzzo TaxiCarmarthenshire taxi transportlight goods transportationNHS transport procurementFind a Tender award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named for the Hywel Dda transport award?
Ozzo Taxi is named for the pending Lot 2 award. No supplier is published for the Lot 1-related record.
What is the value of the Ozzo Taxi award?
The pending Lot 2 award states £266,000 excluding VAT and £319,200 including VAT.
Has the contract been signed?
The supplied notice does not evidence signature. Lot 2 is pending and shows a scheduled future signature milestone.
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.