AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wokingham Borough Council published an award notice for SEN home-to-school transport (WBCCOL40 - BCA). The active award names Alanis Coach as supplier and has a value of £11,172.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 9 October 2026. The notice records a contract period from 12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier transport-services award for special educational needs home-to-school transport.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Alanis Coach
92% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b7894c57-6fb0-4381-b697-a6edf6059a65-1 · 11172 GBP · active award; supplier name unverified
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The award names Alanis Coach as supplier and states an award value of GBP 11,172. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process complete; award active
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Process display_status is 'awarded', source_status is 'complete', and award status is 'active'.
Award decision date
98% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period recorded
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod fields give these start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£11,172
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Award value amount is 11172 GBP.
Published tender value range
98% confidence£11,172 to £85,500
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Tender minValue is GBP 11,172 and tender value is GBP 85,500.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 13:12 BST
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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-09T13:12:18+01:00.
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence7 October 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-07T12:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
98% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract period start date: 2026-10-12T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Contract period end date: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEN home-to-school transport
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Tender title and description: 'WBCCOL40 - BCA' and 'SEN home to school transport'.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Primary CPV classification is 60000000.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address lists United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective; restricted procedure
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Process and tender fields state procurementMethod 'selective' and procurementMethodDetails 'Restricted procedure'.
SME suitability
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidence12 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Execution status
96% confidenceA contract period is recorded, but signature or execution is not explicitly confirmed
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The source is an awarded contract notice with an active award, but contains no explicit signature or contract-execution field.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £11,172 award value equals the published minimum tender value and is below the published £85,500 tender value.
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Award value is GBP 11,172; tender minValue is GBP 11,172 and tender value is GBP 85,500.
Award structure
96% confidenceOne active award names one supplier; no lot allocation is published.
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One award record names Alanis Coach, while lot IDs and lot records are absent.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceAlanis Coach could not be safely matched to a Companies House company record in the completed verification workflow.
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supplier_identity_status is 'checked_unmatched'; verified company name and number are null.
Value-field ambiguity
98% confidenceThe published tender maximum/value (£85,500) differs from the active award value (£11,172); the notice does not explain the relationship between the two figures.
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Tender value is GBP 85,500 and award value is GBP 11,172.
Unpublished award detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title or allocation, bid count, evaluation, pricing breakdown, extension terms and signature confirmation.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The named supplier, Alanis Coach, is an unverified source name: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
- The source gives both a £11,172 award value and a £85,500 tender value without explaining their relationship.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation results, award rationale, detailed service specification, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, renewal options or signature confirmation is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wokingham Borough CouncilAlanis CoachSEN home-to-school transportschool transport contracttransport servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Wokingham SEN transport award?
The award notice names Alanis Coach. The supplier name remains unverified because the completed matching workflow did not find a safe Companies House match.
What is the award value?
The active award value is £11,172.
When does the recorded contract period end?
The notice records an end date of 31 March 2027.
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