AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has concluded an active contract with HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTD for child mainstream standard transport by taxi/MPV (1–8 passenger seats).
Published outcomeAward 1 covers Lot 2728. The contract was signed on 21 October 2026, starts on 2 November 2026 and ends on 30 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport-services contract valued at £12,535.71 gross.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · £12,535.71 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names HomeSafe Transport Ltd as supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTD (company number 16256900). Contract 1, linked to Award 1, has a gross value of GBP 12,535.71.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete" and Lot 2728 status as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 21 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-21.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£12,535.71 gross
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Contract 1 records amountGross of 12535.71 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value linked to Award 1 and Lot 2728
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 is linked to Lot 2728.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The Find a Tender contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T10:44:29+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceChild mainstream standard transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats
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The tender title and description state: "Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - Child Mainstream".
Lot
99% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 and its item are linked to relatedLot 2728.
Category
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport
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The award item uses CPV 60000000, "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 records mainProcurementCategory as services.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as "limited".
Competition classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - limited competition".
Regime
99% confidenceLight touch
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The tender records specialRegime as "lightTouch".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 records these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 270 days
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Calculated from the published contract period of 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
95% confidenceThe below-threshold limited procedure indicates a restricted competition route, but the number of bidders and evaluation results are unknown.
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The published procurement method is "limited" with details "Below threshold - limited competition"; no bidder count or evaluation information is supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £12,535.71 is a gross contract-level amount for the single linked award and lot.
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1, which is linked only to Lot 2728, and records amountGross of GBP 12,535.71.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The supplied verification record confirms HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTD, company number 16256900, through an exact-name match.
Notice completeness
99% confidenceSome commercial and competition information is not supplied in the published notice.
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The data contains no tender deadline, award date, bid count, evaluation details, pricing breakdown, lot title field, individual lot value field, or extension terms.
Value basis
99% confidenceGross contract value published
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Contract 1 includes amountGross and amount, both GBP 12,535.71.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender submission deadline, award decision date, bidder count, bid prices, evaluation criteria or scores, and reasons for award.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: extension, renewal, variation and termination terms.
- Lot 2728 has no separately published title, description or value field; its scope is inferred only from the overall tender title and description and its linkage to the award.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is based only on the stated contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTDSurrey County Councilchild mainstream transporttaxi MPV transportLot 2728public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Surrey County Council child transport contract?
HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTD won Award 1 for Lot 2728.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £12,535.71.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 2 November 2026 and ends on 30 July 2027.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract data records a signature date of 21 October 2026.
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