AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND client transport services: Lot 1 standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers. Award 1 is linked to supplier name “XP Cars Limited T/AS Express Cars”; the supplied identity check did not establish a safe Companies House match.
Published outcomeThe published contract record is active and explicitly records a signed date of 15 October 2026. Its stated term runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027, with a gross value of £13,997.14.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition light-touch transport services procurement for a defined SEND transport requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
XP Cars Limited T/AS Express Cars
87% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · Shared contract value: £13,997.14 gross GBP · Supplier identity unverified
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Award 1 names “XP Cars Limited T/AS Express Cars” and links it to lot 2728. The contract linked to award 1 states £13,997.14 gross. Supplier identity status is checked_unmatched.
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”.
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 signed date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19 and endDate is 2027-07-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£13,997.14 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 13997.14, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to contract 1 / award 1; no separate lot-value breakdown published
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The contract is linked to award 1 and the source supplies no individual lot value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T09:46:20+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19.
Contract end
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND client transport services, Lot 1 standard transport by taxi/MPV for 1–8 passenger seats
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Process title and description state this scope.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 2728.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excl. waste transport)
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Award item 2728 contains this CPV classification.
Lot title and detailed specification
99% confidenceNot supplied separately
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Lot 2728 has no standalone title or description in the supplied data.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers, tenders received and evaluation results not supplied
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No bid-count, participant or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period records these dates.
Contract value
99% confidence£13,997.14 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 13997.14 GBP.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extension and renewal provisions
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published data
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single published active award and contract link one supplier to lot 2728
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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 2728, and contract 1 references award 1.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published £13,997.14 is a gross contract value, not a pricing schedule or unit-rate breakdown
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The contract value is supplied as amountGross; no price schedule is provided.
Market-entry evidence
99% confidenceNo published evidence explains selection rationale, scoring, bid prices or savings
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The supplied notice data contains none of these fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceThe published supplier name is unverified; the completed identity-matching workflow did not find a safe Companies House match
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched and verified_company_name is absent.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo award date, bid count, tenderer list, evaluation scores, selection rationale, pricing breakdown or detailed lot specification is supplied
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These fields are absent from the supplied process, award, lot and contract data.
Lot-value limitation
99% confidenceNo separate value is published for lot 2728
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Lot 2728 has no value_amount; the stated value is held at contract level.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name “XP Cars Limited T/AS Express Cars” is unverified: the completed matching workflow found no safe Companies House match, and no verified legal name or company number is supplied.
- No award date, bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores, selection rationale or savings information is supplied.
- No standalone lot title, detailed specification, lot value or price breakdown is supplied for lot 2728.
- No extension, renewal or termination provisions are supplied; the recompetition horizon is only an estimate based on the stated end date.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSEND transportclient transport servicestaxi MPV transportFind a Tendertransport services contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as the supplier?
The published award names XP Cars Limited T/AS Express Cars. The supplied identity-check workflow did not establish a safe Companies House match.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £13,997.14.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027.
What service is covered?
SEND client transport, described as standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers.
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