AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport published a quarterly notice covering awards from its School and Vocational Services DPS for 1 July to 30 September 2026. The notice contains an active award and active contract record to supplier name “SPT”, with a stated contract value of £2,030,297 and a signed-date field of 7 August 2026. However, the sole related lot is marked cancelled, so the notice contains unresolved status inconsistency.
Published outcomeOne active award and associated active contract record are published against “SPT”. The contract record states £2,030,297 GBP and a dateSigned of 7 August 2026.
Market significanceThe notice concerns non-scheduled passenger transport services in the UKM region through SPT's School and Vocational Services DPS. It does not identify the underlying individual awards, routes, lots, suppliers, or allocation of the published contract value.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
SPT
82% confidenceAward 095652-2026-1 · Lots 1 · 2030297 GBP · Unverified supplier name; active award and associated active contract record
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The award names “SPT” as supplier and is linked to lot 1. The associated contract value is £2,030,297, but the sole related lot is cancelled. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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published_at: 2026-10-09T12:49:10+01:00.
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 095652-2026-1 has status “active”.
Contract record status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 095652-2026-1 has status “active”.
Contract signed date
98% confidence7 August 2026
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Contract 095652-2026-1 dateSigned: 2026-08-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Related lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Lot 1, the only lot linked to the award, has status “cancelled”.
VALUES
Published values explained
Associated contract value
98% confidence£2,030,297
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Contract 095652-2026-1 value: 2030297 GBP.
Value attribution
90% confidenceAssociated with the single published contract record; not an identified allocation across the underlying quarterly DPS awards
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The notice describes a quarterly report for all lots, but provides one supplier, one award, one contract and no underlying award breakdown.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Reporting period
99% confidence1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026
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Notice title and description specify this period.
Contract signed date
98% confidence7 August 2026
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Contract dateSigned field.
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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published_at field.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service category
99% confidenceNon-scheduled passenger transport
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Primary CPV 60140000 is described as Non-scheduled passenger transport.
Procurement vehicle
99% confidenceSchool and Vocational Services Dynamic Purchasing System
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Notice description identifies SPT's School and Vocational Services DPS.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKM
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Item delivery address region is UKM.
Lot coverage
96% confidenceQuarterly report of contract awards for all lots
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Lot 1 description states it is a quarterly report of contract awards for all lots during 1 July–30 September 2026.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceSelective; described as restricted procedure
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procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Restricted procedure.
Award criteria
96% confidence90% price and 10% quality
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Lot description states a 90/10 price/quality split; listed quality elements total 10 points and price is 90.
Quality criteria
98% confidenceContingency planning for unforeseen emergency (4), vehicle presentation (3), and condition of vehicle(s) (3)
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Lot 1 awardCriteria lists these quality elements.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No tenderer count, bid count, scores or ranking is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
98% confidenceActive in the published contract record
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Contract 095652-2026-1 status is active.
Signed-date evidence
98% confidenceA dateSigned field is present: 7 August 2026
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Contract 095652-2026-1 includes dateSigned.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no contract period is supplied.
Options
96% confidenceNo options stated
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Lot 1 hasOptions is false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial interpretation
91% confidenceThe notice appears intended as a quarterly DPS award report, but its published structured data aggregates activity into one contract record rather than identifying individual underlying awards.
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The title and lot description refer to awards for all lots in a quarter, while the structured data provides only one award, one supplier and one contract.
Evaluation emphasis
96% confidencePrice was weighted substantially more heavily than quality.
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The stated award criteria are 90% price and 10% quality.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting lot and award/contract statuses
99% confidenceThe sole related lot is cancelled, whereas the award and associated contract are active.
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Lot 1 status is cancelled; award 095652-2026-1 and contract 095652-2026-1 statuses are active.
Supplier identity unresolved
99% confidence“SPT” is an unverified supplier name. The Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; verification lookupDecision is still_unmatched.
Incomplete underlying award detail
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: individual DPS awards, underlying suppliers, routes or service packages, lot allocation, award dates, individual values, bid counts and evaluation results.
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The supplied structured notice contains only one award and contract record and does not provide these fields.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The sole linked lot is marked cancelled while the award and contract records are active; the source does not explain which status should govern.
- The named supplier “SPT” is unverified: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match.
- The published notice does not identify the underlying individual DPS awards, service packages, routes, individual suppliers, value allocations or award dates.
- No contract start date, end date, duration, extension terms, renewal terms, tenderer count, scores, ranking or pricing detail is supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Strathclyde Partnership for TransportSPTDPS awardsschool transportvocational servicesnon-scheduled passenger transportUKM procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier in the published record?
The record names “SPT”. This name is unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow did not find a safe match.
What value is stated?
The associated contract record states £2,030,297 GBP. The notice does not provide a breakdown across the underlying quarterly DPS awards.
Is the contract active?
The published contract and award records are active, but the only related lot is marked cancelled. The source does not resolve this inconsistency.
When was the contract signed?
The contract record contains a dateSigned field of 7 August 2026.
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