AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND client transport under Lot 1, covering standard taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats. Award 1 names STL as supplier. The contract record is active and explicitly records signature on 15 October 2026, with a term from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Lot 2728. The published gross contract value is £17,421.43.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition SEND transport procurement under the light-touch regime. The recorded value indicates a small individual transport requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STL
94% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 17421.43 GBP · active contract
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Award 1 names supplier STL and relates to Lot 2728; contract 1 is linked to award 1 and records £17,421.43 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Contract document 097364-2026: datePublished 2026-10-15T11:20:27+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed
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Contract 1 status is "active" and dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£17,421.43 gross
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 17421.43 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceThe published contract value is linked to award 1 and its single related lot, Lot 2728.
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 has relatedLots ["2728"].
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract details published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Document datePublished is 2026-10-15T11:20:27+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSEND client transport: Lot 1 standard transport by taxi/MPV with 1–8 passenger seats
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Tender title and description specify "Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND".
Procurement classification
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Award item 2728 lists CPV 60000000.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot are 2728.
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".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNumber of invited or received bids is unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 272 days, from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Calculated from the explicit contract period in contract 1.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
96% confidenceA single active award is recorded for one SEND transport lot, with the contract value linked to that award.
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There is one award, one supplier and one contract; award 1 relates only to Lot 2728.
Award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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No evaluation results, scoring, pricing comparison or award rationale is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceSTL is an unverified supplier name. The Companies House workflow completed without finding a safe company match (checked_unmatched).
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Supplier record has supplier_identity_status "checked_unmatched"; supplierVerification records completed lookup status and no verified company name or number.
Lot detail completeness
98% confidenceLot 2728 has no separately published title, description or lot-level value in the structured lot record; scope is taken from the tender description.
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Lot 2728 title, description and value fields are null, while the tender description describes Lot 1.
Information availability
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, tender dates, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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Relevant structured fields are absent or null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, STL, is unverified: the Companies House workflow completed without a safe company match, and no verified legal company name or number is supplied.
- Lot 2728 has no standalone published title, description or value; the service description is taken from the overall tender description.
- No bid count, tender timetable, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension options or renewal provisions are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSTLSEND transportclient transport servicestaxi MPV transportLot 2728Find a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Surrey SEND transport contract?
Award 1 names STL. The supplier name is unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.
What is the contract value?
The published gross value is £17,421.43 for contract 1, linked to award 1 and Lot 2728.
When does the contract run?
The recorded term is 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. The contract record also states it was signed on 15 October 2026.
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