AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND standard transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats. The active award and contract are to JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTD for lot 2728.
Published outcomeA single active award is recorded to JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTD. The contract is explicitly recorded as signed on 16 October 2026, with a stated term from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport-services contract valued at £14,227.50 gross. It is a discrete SEND passenger-transport requirement rather than an evidenced wider framework award.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · £14,227.50 gross GBP · Active award and active contract
View supporting evidence
Award 1 names source supplier “Jewel Cars Gatwick Limited” and relates to lot 2728. Supplier verification provides verified legal name JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTD (company number 07665924). Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and has gross value GBP 14,227.50.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
View supporting evidence
Process display status identifies the notice as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”; document 097940-2026 carries the same description.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
View supporting evidence
Tender status is “complete”; process source_status is “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 status is “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 status is “active”.
Contract signing date
99% confidence16 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z.
Contract start date
99% confidence2 November 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 July 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£14,227.50 gross
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value records amountGross 14227.5 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single contract linked to award 1; no separate lot-level value is published
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 is linked to award 1; lot 2728 has no value_amount in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026, 13:06:21 +01:00
View supporting evidence
Process published_at and document datePublished are 2026-10-16T13:06:21+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence16 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-16T00:00:00Z.
Contract term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND client transport services
View supporting evidence
Tender title is “Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND”.
Service type
99% confidenceStandard transport by taxi/MPV for 1–8 passenger seats
View supporting evidence
Tender description states “Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND”.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2728
View supporting evidence
Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify 2728.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
View supporting evidence
Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
CPV classification
99% confidence60000000 — Transport services (excl. waste transport)
View supporting evidence
Award item 2728 includes this CPV classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
View supporting evidence
Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Signed status
99% confidenceSigned on 16 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 explicitly records dateSigned as 2026-10-16.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing detail
98% confidenceOnly total gross value is published
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 provides total amount and amountGross but no rate card, unit prices or payment profile.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access
99% confidenceThe requirement was run as below-threshold limited competition.
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Commercial scale
99% confidencePublished gross contract value is £14,227.50 for the stated term.
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value and period provide the amount and dates.
Award structure
98% confidenceOne published active award covers the single identified lot.
View supporting evidence
Only award 1 is supplied and it relates to lot 2728; one contract links to award 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified legal supplier identity is available
View supporting evidence
The supplied verification workflow records JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTD, company number 07665924, as an exact-name verified match to source supplier “Jewel Cars Gatwick Limited”.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot title, description and standalone value are not supplied in the lot record
View supporting evidence
Lot 2728 has null title, description and value_amount; scope is drawn from the tender title and description.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
View supporting evidence
No bid counts, bidder list beyond the awardee, scoring or evaluation results are present.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceNo pricing breakdown, extension terms or renewal options are supplied
View supporting evidence
The contract data provides a total value and term but no further commercial schedules or option fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 2728 has no separately published title, description or value; the service description is taken from the tender-level description.
- Information on invited suppliers, bids received, evaluation, award rationale and scores is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal option, rate card, unit pricing or payment-profile information is supplied.
- No award decision date is supplied; the published contract signing date is reported separately.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilJEWEL CARS GATWICK LTDSEND transporttaxi MPV transportclient transport servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTD won the active award for lot 2728.
What is the published contract value?
The contract’s published gross value is £14,227.50.
When does the contract run?
The stated term is 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027; the contract data records it as signed on 16 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.