AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND enhanced-needs transport under Lot 2. The contract is awarded to FORGE MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for Lot 2717, with FORGE MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED as supplier.
Market significanceThe published gross contract value is £44,582.14 for a below-threshold, limited-competition transport-services contract running from 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FORGE MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2717 · 44582.14 GBP · active
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Verified supplier record gives legal name FORGE MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED and company number 08284509. Award 1 names Forge Mobility Services Limited, relates to Lot 2717, and is linked to contract 1 valued at £44,582.14 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process display status identifies a 'Contract details notice on Find a Tender'; document 096420-2026 is described the same way.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 13 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-13.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£44,582.14 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 44582.14, amount 44582.14 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the sole published contract and award for Lot 2717
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 has one supplier and relates to Lot 2717.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence13 October 2026
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The process and contract notice document record publication on 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceEnhanced-needs SEND transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats and a passenger assistant
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Process description states: 'Lot 2 Enhanced Needs Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) with PA - SEND'.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices: transport services excluding waste transport
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Award item classification is CPV 60000000, 'Transport services (excl. Waste transport)'.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2717
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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify 2717.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Competition description
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime lists 'lightTouch'.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Bidder count and evaluation results
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Duration
98% confidenceApproximately 9 months and 12 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
98% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition for a defined SEND transport requirement
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The tender is described as below threshold with limited competition, and the scope specifies enhanced-needs SEND taxi/MPV transport with a passenger assistant.
Published commercial scale
99% confidence£44,582.14 gross over the stated contract period
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Contract 1 reports a gross value of £44,582.14 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot separately published
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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award record.
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot 2717 has no separate published title, description or value
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Supplied lot record for 2717 has null title, description and value fields; scope is drawn from the process description.
Competition detail
99% confidenceBid counts, tenderers, scoring and award rationale are not supplied
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Price detail
98% confidenceNo pricing breakdown or VAT treatment beyond the published gross amount is supplied
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Contract value gives amount and amountGross, but no pricing schedule or VAT detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied award record does not provide a separate award date.
- Lot 2717 has no separately published title, description, or lot-level value; the reported scope comes from the overall process description.
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings are not supplied.
- No extension, option, renewal or pricing-breakdown details are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilFORGE MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITEDSEND transportenhanced needs transporttaxi MPV transportpublic procurement contractLot 2717
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
FORGE MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The published gross value is £44,582.14.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What services are covered?
The notice describes enhanced-needs SEND transport by taxi/MPV with 1–8 passenger seats and a passenger assistant.
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