AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council published a contract details notice for SEND client transport services: Lot 1 standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers. The notice records an active award and active contract to STL, with an explicit signed date of 19 October 2026.
Published outcomeOne award (Award 1) covers Lot 2728. The published contract value is £3,621.43 gross, for 2 November 2026 to 11 December 2026.
Market significanceThis is a small, short-duration below-threshold transport-services contract awarded through limited competition. The supplier name is unverified against Companies House in the supplied identity workflow.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STL
92% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 3,621.43 GBP · Active award and contract
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Award 1 names STL as supplier and relates to Lot 2728. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, states a gross value of GBP 3,621.43.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process display status identifies the source as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is “complete”; Lot 2728 is also marked “complete”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
98% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-19.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£3,621.43 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross and amount as 3621.43 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot separately published
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Lot 2728 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026, 14:44:29 +01:00
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The process and contract document record publication at 2026-10-19T14:44:29+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-19.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2026-12-11T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSEND client transport services
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The procurement title is “Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND”.
Lot scope
99% confidenceLot 1: standard transport by taxi/MPV for 1–8 passenger seats
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The supplied tender description states: “Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND”.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Award item 2728 includes CPV 60000000 with this description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Regime
98% confidenceLight touch
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The tender specialRegime field includes “lightTouch”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No tenderer count, bid values, scores or evaluation records are included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 11 December 2026
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Contract 1 period provides these start and end dates.
Published value basis
98% confidenceGross value
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The contract value is provided in amountGross; amount is the same figure.
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No extension, option or renewal fields are included in the supplied contract data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
93% confidenceThe published value and approximately 40-day contract period indicate a small, short-duration service requirement.
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Contract 1 has a gross value of £3,621.43 and runs from 2 November to 11 December 2026.
Market access route
99% confidenceThe buyer used below-threshold limited competition rather than an open procedure.
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The tender states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSTL is an unverified supplier name. The supplied Companies House workflow completed without finding a safe company match.
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supplier_identity_status is “checked_unmatched”; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are not supplied.
Award timing
99% confidenceNo separate award date is published.
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Award 1 has a null award_date.
Lot detail
98% confidenceLot 2728 has no separately published title, description or value in the lot record; its scope is derived from the tender description and linked award item.
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Lot 2728 title, description and value fields are null; tender description and award item provide linked scope information.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplier name “STL” has checked_unmatched identity status: the supplied Companies House workflow completed without a safe company match, so its legal entity and company number are unverified.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, separate award date, lot-level value and extension or renewal terms.
- Lot 2728 has no separately published title or description in its lot record; the reported scope relies on the overarching tender description and linked award item.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSTLSEND transportclient transport servicestaxi MPV transportpublic procurementFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council’s SEND transport contract?
The published award names STL for Award 1 and Lot 2728. The supplied identity workflow did not find a safe Companies House match for that name.
What is the value and term of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £3,621.43. It is signed from 2 November 2026 to 11 December 2026, with a recorded signature date of 19 October 2026.
What services are covered?
The notice describes SEND standard transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats.
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