The Aperlena Verdict
Open raceNo supplier dominates: 23 different companies have won the last 58 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.
Based on 58 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.
Summary
Machine-generated summaryProcurement of a school transport service using a saloon taxi or MPV with 1 to 8 passenger seats, with no passenger assistant required. The route runs from postcode BN23 8JZ to Headstart School, postcode TN33 9EG. The service operates Monday to Friday during school term, matching daily school hours of 08:45 to 15:10. The opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net.
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- Restricted procedure: suppliers first ask to take part, and only those the buyer selects are invited to bid.
- Documents in English.
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Source: Contracts Finder (UK Cabinet Office)
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What this market pays
The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 754 awards for Transport services in United Kingdom.
- Median award
- €33,797
- Middle half of past awards
- €19,765 to €65,242
Contracts Finder (UK Cabinet Office) publishes no value for this notice, so it has no mark on the scale. The official documents may state one.
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
The buyer
Full buyer profileEast Sussex County Council
- notices in the register
- 126
- awards
- 114
- awarded in total
- €1.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 67
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 18%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 11%
Based on 110 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Travel Solutions Ltd | 8 | Oct 2026 | |
| Brighton Taxi Company | 7 | Sep 2026 | |
| Sussex Cars Association | 5 | Sep 2026 | |
| Eastbourne taxi | 3 | Oct 2026 | |
| Edwards Cars and Minibuses | 3 | Sep 2026 |
Based on 58 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.
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Market context
Contracts Finder (UK Cabinet Office) publishes no value for this notice, so it cannot be placed among the open notices of its sector. The official documents may state one.
- open now in Transport services
- 1,087
- median open notice
- €597,355
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Transport services
- different companies won awards here
- 441
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 9%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 80
Based on 1,376 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
Competition
- tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
- 9.8
- of those lots received a single tender
- 0%
- of the awards went to companies based in another country
- 0%
- of the tenders came from another country
- 0%
As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.
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