AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Norfolk County Council awarded a home-to-school road transport service between Norwich/Brundall and Loddon Hobart High School to A2B Taxis Norwich Ltd. The published contract record states a gross value of £30,420 and a signed date of 2 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for A2B Taxis Norwich Ltd.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold local passenger road transport contract with a published gross contract value of £30,420.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
A2B Taxis Norwich Ltd
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £30,420 gross GBP · Active award; active contract
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Award 1 names A2B Taxis Norwich Ltd as its supplier. Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records amountGross 30420 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The source identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” (UK7).
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and lot 1 are each recorded with status “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 2 October 2026
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Contract 1 contains dateSigned: 2026-10-02.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£30,420 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 30420, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence2 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-02.
Contract start
99% confidence5 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-05.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31.
Notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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The contract-details notice datePublished is 2026-10-07.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHome-to-school transport from Norwich and Brundall to Loddon Hobart High School
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The tender title and description state this route and service requirement.
Procurement category
98% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 60100000 — Road transport services
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Award item 1 lists CPV 60100000, described as Road transport services.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKH1, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 lists a delivery address in region UKH1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as “Below threshold - unknown”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold: false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence5 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific local transport requirement
98% confidenceThe contract concerns a defined home-to-school route rather than a general transport framework.
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The published title and description specify transport from Norwich and Brundall to Loddon Hobart High School.
Published value basis
99% confidenceThe £30,420 amount is explicitly recorded as gross contract value.
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Contract 1 records value.amountGross of 30420 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
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Lot 1 is identified and complete, but its title, description and value fields are null.
Procurement method
99% confidenceThe detailed method is recorded as “Below threshold - unknown”.
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The procurement method field is null and procurementMethodDetails has that wording.
Renewal provisions
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the contract record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No award date is published.
- No bidder count, evaluation information, award rationale or pricing breakdown is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- The procurement method is not specified beyond “Below threshold - unknown”.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Norfolk County CouncilA2B Taxis Norwich Ltdhome to school transportLoddon Hobart High SchoolNorwich transport contractroad transport services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the contract?
A2B Taxis Norwich Ltd is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £30,420.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record states it was signed on 2 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.