Who Won It

Contract award · 29 Aug 2025

CPU 5289 DPS Provision of Private Hire Transport Services- Lot1 Planned Taxi Route

Nottingham City Council awarded “CPU 5289 DPS Provision of Private Hire Transport…” to Southside Cars for £156k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionTransport servicesEast Midlands

BuyerNottingham City Council
Value £156k
WinnerSouthside Cars SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Nottingham City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Southside Cars SME
Value
£155,800
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Transport services · Taxi services (CPV 60120000)
Region
East Midlands
Official notice
006391-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date29 Aug 2025
  2. Published23 Jan 2026Published 147 days after the contract date

Description

Transportation of home to school children

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