AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND standard transport services (Taxi/MPV, 1–8 passenger seats) under Lot 2728. The active contract is awarded to UK CAR SERVICE LTD, with an explicit signed date of 15 October 2026 and a stated term from 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and contract are recorded for UK CAR SERVICE LTD. The published gross contract value is £17,914.29.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport-services contract for SEND client transport.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UK CAR SERVICE LTD
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 17914.29 GBP · active
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Award 1 names supplier source value 'uk car service'; supplier verification resolves this to UK CAR SERVICE LTD (company number 05501379). Contract 1 is linked to award 1 and states £17,914.29 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published contract details notice
100% confidence15 October 2026
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The UK7 Contract details notice was published at 2026-10-15T11:18:25+01:00.
Contract signed
100% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z.
Contract start
100% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-19T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
100% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59Z.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value (gross)
100% confidence£17,914.29
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Contract 1 value records amountGross 17914.29 and currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Notice publication
100% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice 097363-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-15T11:18:25+01:00.
Signed date
100% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Service period
100% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period supplies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceSEND client transport: Lot 1 standard transport using Taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats.
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The tender title and description state this scope.
Lot
100% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 2728.
Service classification
100% confidenceTransport services (excluding waste transport) — CPV 60000000.
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Award item 2728 includes CPV 60000000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
100% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition.
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The tender records procurementMethod 'limited' and procurementMethodDetails 'Below threshold - limited competition'.
Regime
100% confidenceLight-touch regime.
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Tender specialRegime includes 'lightTouch'.
Competition information
100% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information are unknown.
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No bid count, scores or evaluation narrative are supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
100% confidenceActive.
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Contract 1 and award 1 both have status 'active'.
Contract term
100% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Contract 1 period states these dates.
Above-threshold status
100% confidenceNo; recorded as below threshold.
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
100% confidenceA single active award covers the published lot and is linked to one supplier and one contract record.
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Award 1 names one supplier, relates to lot 2728, and contract 1 links to award 1.
Pricing detail
100% confidenceOnly an aggregate gross contract value is published; rates, volumes and cost breakdowns are not provided.
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The contract contains a gross value but no pricing schedule or volume data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name handling
100% confidenceThe source party name is styled as 'uk car service'; the verified legal supplier identity used in this analysis is UK CAR SERVICE LTD.
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Supplier verification resolved the source name to UK CAR SERVICE LTD, company number 05501379.
Lot detail
100% confidenceLot 2728 has no separately published title, description or value in the structured lot record.
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The lot record contains only its identifier and status.
Publication status
100% confidenceThe notice supports a signed, active contract record, not merely an award announcement.
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Contract 1 provides both dateSigned and active status.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal-option or pricing-breakdown information was supplied.
- No individual lot value was published; the stated value is the contract-level gross amount linked to award 1.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilUK CAR SERVICE LTDSEND transporttaxi transportMPV transportpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Surrey SEND transport contract?
UK CAR SERVICE LTD is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the contract value?
The published gross contract value is £17,914.29.
When does the contract run?
The stated period is 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2027.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.