AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND standard transport (taxi/MPV, 1–8 seats) under lot 2728. The record identifies SM Cars as supplier, but its legal identity could not be safely matched through the supplied verification workflow.
Published outcomeA contract is recorded as active for award 1 and lot 2728, with a stated gross value of £23,660 and a term from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 16 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition SEND transport award in Surrey. The published value is modest and no competition, pricing or evaluation information is supplied.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SM Cars
83% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · £23,660 gross (shared contract value; one supplier is listed) GBP · Unverified supplier identity; active award and contract record
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Award 1 names SM Cars and relates to lot 2728. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has gross value GBP 23,660. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 097875-2026 is described as a Contract details notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature date
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£23,660 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 23660, amount 23660 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceNo separate lot or award value published
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Award and lot value fields are null; the contract-level value is linked to award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Document 097875-2026 was published at 2026-10-16T11:56:27+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2028-07-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSEND standard client transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats
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Tender title and description state: "Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND".
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 and its item both reference related lot 2728.
Service classification
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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The award item lists CPV 60000000 with this 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 states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Regime
97% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results not published
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No bidder count, scores or evaluation information is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Duration
94% confidenceApproximately 21 months
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Calculated from the published contract period of 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market entry signal
94% confidenceThe below-threshold limited-competition route indicates a targeted procurement opportunity rather than an open competition.
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The notice states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Commercial scale
98% confidencePublished contract value is £23,660 gross across the stated term.
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Contract 1 states a gross GBP value of 23,660 and the published term runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceSM Cars is an unverified published supplier name; the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match.
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Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or company number.
Value granularity
98% confidenceOnly a contract-level value is published; no separate lot or award value is supplied.
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Contract 1 has a value, while award and lot value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, award rationale or pricing breakdown is present.
Lot labelling
97% confidenceThe notice description calls the requirement Lot 1, while the structured lot identifier is 2728; no separate lot title is published.
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Tender description references "Lot 1"; tender lots and award items identify lot 2728 with no title.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name, SM Cars, is unverified: the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match, and no verified legal name or company number is supplied.
- No tender submission deadline, award date, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale or detailed pricing is published.
- No separate value is published for the award or lot; £23,660 is the contract-level gross value.
- No extension, renewal or variation terms are published.
- The description refers to Lot 1, whereas the structured data identifies lot 2728; the notice does not provide a separate lot title.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSEND transportSM Carstaxi MPV transportclient transport servicespublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the published supplier for this SEND transport contract?
The notice names SM Cars. Its legal identity could not be safely matched in the supplied verification workflow.
What is the contract value?
The contract-level published gross value is £23,660. No separate lot value is provided.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice describes a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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