AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council published contract details for SEND client transport under Lot 2: enhanced-needs taxi/MPV transport with a passenger assistant. The notice identifies supplier “STL”; its legal identity remains unverified. The record explicitly states that contract 1 was signed on 12 October 2026, with service running from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award (award 1) for lot 2717 is linked to one active contract (contract 1). The contract value is £36,375 gross.
Market significanceA below-threshold, limited-competition light-touch transport-services award for Surrey County Council.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STL
90% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2717 · £36,375 gross is stated for contract 1 linked to award 1; no separate supplier allocation is published. GBP · Unverified supplier identity; linked to active award 1
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Award 1 names supplier “STL” and relates to lot 2717. The linked contract 1 states £36,375 GBP gross. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process and contract document metadata describe the publication as a “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is “complete”; lot 2717 is also marked “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-10-13 and endDate 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£36,375 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 36375 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published value is for contract 1, linked to award 1; no lot-level or pricing breakdown is supplied.
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No value is published against lot 2717 or award 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Notice published
99% confidence12 October 2026, 13:28:24 +01:00
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Process and document metadata record publication at 2026-10-12T13:28:24+01:00.
Service start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-13.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND client transport: Lot 2 enhanced-needs taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passenger seats, with a passenger assistant.
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Process title and description state “Lot 2 Enhanced Needs Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) with PA - SEND”.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2717
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Award 1 and its item both relate to lot 2717.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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The award item for lot 2717 includes CPV 60000000.
Service geography
95% confidenceNot stated in the published contract data.
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The available location is identified as the buyer location, Reigate, rather than a delivery location.
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”.
Regime
98% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNumber of invited or received bids, bidder identities and evaluation results are not supplied.
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation fields are present in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidenceContract 1
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The contracts array contains contract id 1 linked to awardID 1.
Term
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Value
99% confidence£36,375 gross
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Contract 1 value provides amountGross 36375 in GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
96% confidenceNot stated in the published contract data.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market positioning
94% confidenceThis is a small published-value SEND transport requirement using taxi/MPV vehicles with passenger-assistant support.
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The scope specifies enhanced-needs SEND taxi/MPV transport with PA, and contract 1 is valued at £36,375 gross.
Route-to-market signal
96% confidenceThe below-threshold limited-competition procedure provides limited visibility of competitive conditions.
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The tender records “Below threshold - limited competition”; no participation or evaluation data are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceThe published supplier name “STL” is unverified. The Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe company match (checked_unmatched).
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Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name or number.
Lot metadata
98% confidenceLot 2717 has no published title, description or standalone value in the structured lot record.
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Lot 2717 title, description, value amount and currency are null; scope is available only from the process title and description.
Competition and evaluation
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, tenderer list, scores, award rationale or pricing evaluation data are present.
Commercial terms
97% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice for pricing breakdowns, service volumes and extension options.
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The contract provides a total value and period but no such detailed terms.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier is published as “STL”, but its identity is unverified: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
- No bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or pricing analysis are published.
- Lot 2717 has no standalone title, description or value in the structured lot data; the requirement description is taken from the overall process title and description.
- No service delivery location, service volumes, detailed pricing, extension provisions or renewal options are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSEND transportclient transport servicesenhanced needs transporttaxi MPV transportpassenger assistantSTLpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for this Surrey SEND transport contract?
The published award names STL. Its legal company identity is unverified because the completed matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the value and term of the contract?
Contract 1 is valued at £36,375 gross and runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What service does the contract cover?
The notice describes Lot 2 enhanced-needs SEND transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats and a passenger assistant.
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