AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
A Find a Tender award and contract notice records a £3,011.43 GBP contract for transport services to WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITED. The source records the contract as signed on 9 October 2026, but the only related lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved status inconsistency.
Published outcomeOne award is associated with WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITED for lot 1. The related contract record is active and contains a signed date and total value, while lot 1 is separately marked cancelled.
Market significanceThis is a small-value transport-services award in the Sutton/Kingston area. Its practical status requires caution because the award and contract are active but the related lot is cancelled.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITED
96% confidenceAward 095541-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 3011.43 GBP · Award active; related contract active
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Verified supplier identity gives legal name WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITED (company number 03135724). Award 095541-2026-1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1. Contract 095541-2026-1 records £3,011.43 GBP; this is a contract-level value for this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAward and contract notice
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Release history tags are ["award","contract"], and the notice type is "award, contract".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 095541-2026-1 has status "active".
Contract status
98% confidenceActive; signed date recorded
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Contract 095541-2026-1 has status "active" and dateSigned "2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00".
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, which is the award's related lot, has status "cancelled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£3,011.43
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Contract 095541-2026-1 value is amount 3011.43, currency GBP.
Value basis
96% confidenceContract-level value
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The value is provided on contract 095541-2026-1; no separate lot value or pricing breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026, 11:00:53 +01:00
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Process published_at is 2026-10-09T11:00:53+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Main category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and tender mainProcurementCategory are services.
Service classification
99% confidenceTransport services (excluding waste transport) — CPV 60000000
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Primary classification is CPV 60000000, described as "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Lot scope
90% confidenceLot 1: London Borough of Sutton
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Lot 1 description is "London Borough of Sutton".
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKG13
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Tender item 1 gives delivery region UKG13.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Evaluation criteria
88% confidencePrice 100; listed quality criteria each shown as 0
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Lot 1 award criteria list price "100" and Attributes, Client Review, Features, Capability, Qualifications and Custom Metric each with description "0".
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No tenderer count, bid count, bid prices or evaluation results are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Signed date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 095541-2026-1 includes dateSigned 2026-10-09.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceNot supplied
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no dates appear on the contract record.
Options
97% confidenceNo options indicated
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Lot 1 has hasOptions set to false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award scale
99% confidence£3,011.43 GBP contract value
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The active contract record contains a £3,011.43 GBP value.
Status interpretation
97% confidenceContract performance cannot be inferred solely from this notice
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The record confirms a signed date and active contract status, but supplies no start date, end date or performance information; the related lot is also marked cancelled.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Status inconsistency
99% confidenceActive award and contract conflict with cancelled related lot
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Award and contract 095541-2026-1 are both active, whereas related lot 1 is cancelled.
Supplier naming difference
99% confidenceSource name differs in formatting from verified legal identity
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The source uses "Wallington Cars and Couriers Ltd"; verified identity is "WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITED". Verification was completed using a normalised-name match.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No award date, tender deadline, individual lot value, contract start/end date, bid count, award rationale or pricing breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The active award and contract statuses conflict with the cancelled status of related lot 1; the source does not explain the discrepancy.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension mechanism or renewal terms are supplied.
- No award date, bid count, bidder list, evaluation results, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- The source supplier name differs in formatting from the verified legal company name; the verified legal identity has been used.
- The lot description provides limited detail beyond "London Borough of Sutton".
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITEDSutton transport contractSutton Achieving for Children and Kingstontransport servicesFind a Tender awardCPV 60000000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
WALLINGTON CARS & COURIERS LIMITED, verified as company number 03135724.
What is the contract value?
The contract record states £3,011.43 GBP.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record includes a signed date of 9 October 2026.
Is the procurement status clear?
Not fully. The award and contract are active, but the only related lot is marked cancelled.
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