AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council awarded a SEND standard transport service for Lot 2728 to TUNSGATE CARS LTD. The published contract record states that it was signed on 9 October 2026 and is active from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for TUNSGATE CARS LTD.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport services contract with a published gross value of £1,439.29.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TUNSGATE CARS LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 1439.29 GBP · Active contract recorded
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The verified supplier identity is TUNSGATE CARS LTD (company number 15719556). Award 1 names Tunsgate Cars Ltd and is linked to Contract 1, which records £1,439.29 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process and contract document describe the publication as a "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" and the sole lot is marked "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 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-09.
Contract period
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027
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Contract 1 period is 2026-10-12 to 2027-10-11.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£1,439.29 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 1439.29, amount 1439.29 and currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-09T09:46:49+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12.
Contract end
99% confidence11 October 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-10-11.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceSEND client transport: standard transport by taxi/MPV with 1–8 passenger seats
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The published tender title and description state "Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND".
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 2728.
CPV classification
99% confidence60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
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Award item 2728 carries this CPV classification.
Main procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services.
Special regime
98% confidenceLight touch
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Tender data lists specialRegime as lightTouch.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bid and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract term
98% confidence12 months
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The published period runs from 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027.
Contract value
99% confidence£1,439.29 gross
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Contract 1 records amountGross of 1439.29 GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceOne supplier is awarded one published lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and is linked to lot 2728.
Value attribution
97% confidenceThe £1,439.29 published contract value is attributable to the single awarded supplier and contract record
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There is one award, one supplier and one linked contract with the stated value.
Competition insight
98% confidenceThe procedure was limited competition, but the number of invited or received bids is unknown
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The procurement method detail is published; bid-count information is not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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An exact-name verification matched the source supplier to TUNSGATE CARS LTD, company number 15719556.
Lot detail quality
99% confidenceLot title and description are not separately published
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Lot 2728 is identified and complete, but its standalone title and description fields are null; the tender description provides the stated service scope.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid counts, tenderer list, scores or award-rationale details are provided.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing breakdown, service volumes, extension terms or renewal terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation scores or an award rationale.
- Lot 2728 has no separately published title or description; scope is drawn from the tender-level description.
- No extension, renewal, pricing breakdown, service-volume or performance details are published.
- The estimated renewal decision point is derived only from the stated contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilTUNSGATE CARS LTDSEND transporttaxi transport contractMPV transportLot 2728public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
TUNSGATE CARS LTD, verified as company number 15719556, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £1,439.29 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 12 October 2026 to 11 October 2027.
Was this an open competition?
No. The notice identifies a below-threshold limited-competition procedure; the number of bids is not published.
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