AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council awarded STL a SEND standard transport service contract for Lot 2728, covering taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats. The published contract record states that it was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for supplier STL under a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
Market significanceThis is a defined local authority SEND passenger-transport requirement valued at £22,821.43 gross. The notice does not publish bid, evaluation or pricing-comparison information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STL
86% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 22821.43 GBP · active
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Award 1 names supplier "STL" and relates to lot 2728. Contract 1, linked to award 1, records a gross value of GBP 22,821.43.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process display status identifies a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender"; document 097303-2026 has the same description.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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details_json.tender.status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z.
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-19 and period.endDate is 2027-07-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£22,821.43 gross
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Contract 1 value.amountGross and value.amount are both 22821.43, currency GBP.
Lot-level value
98% confidenceUnknown
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Lot 2728 has no published value_amount. The contract is linked to the sole published award and lot, but no separate lot value is stated.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026, 10:00:25 +01:00
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Process published_at and document datePublished are 2026-10-15T10:00:25+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND client transport services: standard transport by taxi/MPV with 1–8 passenger seats
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Process and tender title/description state "Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND".
Lot
99% confidenceLot ID 2728
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Tender lot 2728 is complete; award 1 and contract 1 are linked to this lot.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Award item for lot 2728 carries CPV 60000000, described as "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Lot title
99% confidenceNot separately published
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The lot record has no title or description; the service description appears in the overall tender title and description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - limited competition".
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch".
Threshold indicator
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition data
99% confidenceNot published
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No number of tenders, bidder identities, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract value
99% confidence£22,821.43 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 22821.43 GBP.
Term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period states these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension, options or renewal terms are supplied in the process, award, lot or contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne published supplier, one award and one linked lot
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The source contains award 1 for STL, related solely to lot 2728, with contract 1 linked to award 1.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £22,821.43 is a contract-level gross value
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The amount is recorded in contract 1, not in the lot record. No pricing schedule or unit-rate breakdown is published.
Route-to-market context
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSTL is unverified
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The completed supplier-identity workflow returned status "checked_unmatched"; no verified company name or company number is available.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot title, description and standalone value were not supplied in the lot record
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Lot 2728 has null title, description and value_amount fields.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender count, unsuccessful suppliers, scores, evaluation rationale or bid prices are provided.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No price breakdown, service volumes, route details, performance measures, extensions or renewal options are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier is named only as "STL" in the source. The completed identity check found no safe Companies House match, so its legal entity and company number cannot be confirmed from the supplied data.
- The lot record does not publish a separate title, description or value; the stated service description is taken from the overall tender title and description.
- The notice does not publish the number of bids, bidder list, evaluation method or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, service volumes, routes, performance metrics, or extension and renewal options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSTLSEND transporttaxi transportMPV transportclient transport servicesFind a Tenderpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
The published award names STL. Its legal company identity is not verified in the supplied data.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract-level gross value is £22,821.43.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
What procurement procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure under the light-touch regime.
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.