AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The City of London has published contract details for termly school transport on the Ashtead Shuttle route for the 2026–27 academic year. The notice records an active contract with GATWICK HOPPA LTD, valued at £93,366 gross.
Published outcomeOne award and one active contract are recorded for lot 1, supplied by GATWICK HOPPA LTD.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition school transport procurement. The published contract value is £93,366 gross.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GATWICK HOPPA LTD
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £93,366 gross GBP · Active contract recorded
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Award 1 names Gatwick Hoppa Ltd as supplier; supplier verification matches company number 12799609 to GATWICK HOPPA LTD. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of GBP 93,366.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
100% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Document 095804-2026 is described as a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'.
Procurement status
100% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as 'complete'.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
100% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-08-31.
Contract period
100% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period runs from 2026-09-01 to 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
100% confidence£93,366 gross
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 93366 in GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; the source does not publish a separate lot value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
100% confidence31 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-31.
Contract start
100% confidence1 September 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-09-01.
Contract end
100% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31.
Notice published
100% confidence9 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-09T16:13:43+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceTermly school transport on the Ashtead Shuttle route for the 2026–27 academic year
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The published title and description state this requirement.
Lot structure
100% confidenceOne lot: lot 1
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The tender contains lot 1, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Procurement category
100% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 records the main procurement category as goods.
Classification
100% confidenceCPV 34121100 — Public-service buses
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The awarded item includes CPV 34121100, described as Public-service buses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
100% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder list, scores or evaluation rationale is provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract duration
98% confidenceApproximately 11 months
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The stated period is 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied contract data.
Pricing detail
100% confidenceOnly the gross contract value is published.
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Contract 1 provides amountGross only; no price schedule or net value is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific requirement
100% confidenceThe requirement is limited to termly transport on the Ashtead Shuttle route.
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The title and description identify the Ashtead Shuttle route.
Published commercial baseline
100% confidence£93,366 gross over the stated contract period
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Contract 1 records a gross value of GBP 93,366 and a period from September 2026 to July 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
100% confidenceVerified
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The source company number was matched by company number to GATWICK HOPPA LTD.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 is present but its title, description and value are null or absent.
Award date
100% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice.
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Award 1 has no award date.
Competition and evaluation detail
100% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder information, scoring or award rationale is included.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No award date is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ashtead Shuttle routeschool transport contractCity of London procurementGATWICK HOPPA LTDpublic-service busesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Ashtead Shuttle school transport contract?
The published award and contract records name GATWICK HOPPA LTD, verified against company number 12799609.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £93,366 gross.
When does the contract run?
The recorded period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a below-threshold limited-competition procedure.
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