AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND client transport services under Lot 1, covering standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers with a passenger assistant. The published contract names UK CAR SERVICE LTD as supplier.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to Lot 2729. Contract 1 is recorded as active, signed on 15 October 2026, and scheduled from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition public-sector transport services contract with a published gross value of £17,421.43.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UK CAR SERVICE LTD
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2729 · £17,421.43 gross contract value; allocated through the sole published award and contract GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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Verified supplier record names UK CAR SERVICE LTD, company number 05501379. Award 1 names source supplier “uk car service” and relates to Lot 2729; Contract 1 is linked to Award 1 and has gross value GBP 17,421.43.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 15 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished: 2026-10-15T11:22:26+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signature
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z.
Contract period
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£17,421.43 gross
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Contract 1 value amountGross: 17421.43; currency: GBP.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false; tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026, 11:22 BST
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Notice document datePublished: 2026-10-15T11:22:26+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-15T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Planned contract end
99% confidence31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND client transport services: standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passenger seats with a passenger assistant
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Tender description: “Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) with PA - SEND”.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2729
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Award 1 items and relatedLots identify Lot 2729.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: services.
CPV classification
99% confidence60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Award item additional classification.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod: limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes lightTouch.
Competition information
98% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published
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No bid count, supplier scoring, ranking or evaluation narrative is supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract reference
99% confidenceContract 1 linked to Award 1
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Contract 1 awardID: 1.
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period dates.
Published value basis
95% confidenceGross
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Contract 1 reports amountGross of 17421.43 and amount of 17421.43.
Extension or variation provisions
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, renewal or variation terms are supplied in the published contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Addressable requirement
98% confidenceA defined SEND passenger-transport requirement using taxi/MPV vehicles with a passenger assistant
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Tender description specifies standard transport, taxi/MPV capacity of 1–8 seats, PA, and SEND.
Market access route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition
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Published procedure detail is “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Published contract scale
99% confidence£17,421.43 gross for the stated contract period
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Contract 1 value and period are published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot metadata
99% confidenceLot 2729 has no separately published title, description or value in the structured lot record
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Lot record contains only ID 2729 and status complete; the service description appears at tender level.
Competition transparency
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender deadline, bid count, bidder list beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation scores or award rationale is present.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No pricing schedule, unit rates, volume assumptions, route details, service levels, extension terms or modification provisions are provided.
Supplier-name presentation
99% confidenceThe source award uses “uk car service”; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as UK CAR SERVICE LTD
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Award supplier name is “uk car service”; verifiedCompanyName is UK CAR SERVICE LTD and nameMismatch is false.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a tender deadline, number of bids, evaluation scores, award rationale or detailed pricing.
- Lot 2729 has no distinct published title, description or value in its structured lot record.
- No extension, renewal, variation, volume, route or service-level terms are published.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is derived only from the stated end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilUK CAR SERVICE LTDSEND transportclient transport servicestaxi MPV transportpublic procurementLot 2729
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council’s SEND client transport contract?
The published award identifies UK CAR SERVICE LTD as the verified legal supplier for Award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross value for Contract 1 is £17,421.43.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What service is covered?
The notice describes SEND standard transport using taxi/MPV vehicles for 1–8 passengers with a passenger assistant.
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