AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has concluded an active contract with Sonic Carz for Lot 2 enhanced-needs SEND transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats. The contract is stated as signed on 15 October 2026, starts on 2 November 2026 and ends on 31 July 2029.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Lot 2716. The published contract value is £85,170 gross.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition SEND transport award under the light-touch regime, with a modest published value and a contract term of roughly 33 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Sonic Carz
94% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2716 · 85170 GBP · Active contract
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Award 1 names Sonic Carz as its supplier and relates to Lot 2716; associated Contract 1 is active and valued at GBP 85,170.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Published notice is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract ID 1 is recorded with status “active”.
Contract signature date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract ID 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-10-15.
Contract period
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract ID 1 period states startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2029-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£85,170 gross (GBP)
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Contract ID 1 states amountGross: 85170, amount: 85170, currency: GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value associated with the sole published award
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The notice contains one award, one supplier and one contract linked through awardID 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice 097449-2026 was published at 2026-10-15T12:46:22+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract ID 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-15.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract ID 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2029
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Contract ID 1 period endDate is 2029-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceEnhanced-needs SEND client transport
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Tender description states “Lot 2 Enhanced Needs Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND”.
Vehicle/service format
99% confidenceTaxi/MPV, 1–8 passenger seats
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Tender description explicitly specifies “Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats)”.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2716 (Lot 2)
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Award 1 and its item relate to lot 2716; the tender description identifies this as Lot 2.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Award item 2716 includes CPV 60000000.
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 “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation details not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract period is explicitly supplied for Contract 1.
Value basis
99% confidence£85,170; gross and stated amount are both £85,170
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Contract value records amountGross and amount as 85170 GBP.
Above threshold
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 states aboveThreshold: false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option or variation terms are included in the supplied notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
94% confidenceA single published supplier is associated with the single Lot 2716 award and contract.
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The data records one award, one supplier and one contract linked to award ID 1.
Route to market
95% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition may indicate a targeted procurement route, but the notice does not state bidder numbers or selection rationale.
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Procedure details state below-threshold limited competition; no competition narrative is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceSonic Carz is a published source name, but the completed identity workflow returned checked_unmatched. No safe Companies House legal-company match is available.
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Supplier verification records status checked_unmatched with no verified company name or number.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, tender timetable, bid count, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, lot-level value breakdown, and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
Lot metadata limitation
98% confidenceLot 2716 has no separately published title, description or value in the lot record; scope is taken from the overall tender description.
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Lot record contains only ID 2716 and status complete, while the tender description identifies Lot 2.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name Sonic Carz has a checked_unmatched identity status; no verified legal company name or company number is available in the supplied data.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation methodology or scores, award date, pricing detail, individual lot value, and extension or renewal provisions.
- The lot record has no standalone title or description; the Lot 2 service description is drawn from the tender-level description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSonic CarzSEND transportenhanced needs transporttaxi MPV transportpublic contractLot 2
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
The published award names Sonic Carz. Its legal company identity has not been independently verified in the supplied data.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £85,170 gross.
When does the contract run?
The contract is stated as signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029.
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