AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has concluded and signed a SEND standard transport contract for Lot 2728 with TUNSGATE CARS LTD. The contract covers taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers and is scheduled to run from 12 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for TUNSGATE CARS LTD. The published gross contract value is £12,471.43.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport services award under the light-touch regime.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TUNSGATE CARS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 12471.43 GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names Tunsgate Cars Ltd as supplier and relates to lot 2728; contract 1, linked to award 1, states a GBP 12,471.43 value. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as TUNSGATE CARS LTD (company number 15719556).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete" in the published contract details notice.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 9 October 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-09.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£12,471.43 gross
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Contract 1 value states amountGross 12471.43, amount 12471.43 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and lot 2728.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 relates to lot 2728 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice was published at 2026-10-09T12:16:53+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-09.
Contract start
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-12T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSEND standard client transport by taxi/MPV for 1–8 passenger seats
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The 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 relate to lot 2728.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
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The award item for lot 2728 carries this CPV classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states "Below threshold - limited competition".
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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The tender specialRegime includes "lightTouch".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence12 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceSingle supplier, single published lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 2728 only.
Commercial scale
99% confidencePublished gross value is £12,471.43 for the stated contract period
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Contract 1 provides the gross GBP value and period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-date publication
99% confidenceNo separate award date is supplied
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The award record has no award_date; the contract signature date is published separately.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot 2728 has no separately published title, description or lot value
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The lot record provides its identifier and complete status only; scope is drawn from the tender description.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scores, evaluation narrative or award rationale is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No separate award date is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or option terms.
- Lot 2728 has no separately published title, description or value; the service scope is stated in the overall tender description.
- The estimated renewal timing is derived only from the published contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilTUNSGATE CARS LTDSEND transporttaxi transport contractMPV transportLot 2728Find a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
TUNSGATE CARS LTD won award 1 for lot 2728.
What is the value of the SEND transport contract?
The published gross contract value is £12,471.43.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 12 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The published contract data records a signature date of 9 October 2026.
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