AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND client transport services under Lot 2, enhanced-needs taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers. The active contract is awarded to STL, an unverified supplier name, for £16,453.57 gross.
Published outcomeContract 1 is active, linked to award 1 and Lot 2716. The contract record states it was signed on 21 October 2026 and runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition light-touch services procurement for specialist SEND transport.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STL
85% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2716 · 16453.57 GBP · active
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Award 1 names STL as supplier and is linked to Lot 2716. Contract 1, linked to award 1, has a gross value of £16,453.57.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process and contract document description: "Contract details notice on Find a Tender".
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% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-21.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£16,453.57 gross
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Contract 1 value amountGross: 16453.57 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-21T10:56:24+01:00.
Contract signed
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-21.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate: 2026-11-02.
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: Lot 2 enhanced-needs transport by taxi/MPV for 1–8 passenger seats
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Tender title and description.
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.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 2716; no separate lot title or description published
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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot: 2716; lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod: limited.
Method 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 data
99% confidenceNumber of invited suppliers and bids is unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne active award and one active contract are recorded for the single published lot.
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One award (ID 1), one contract (ID 1), and one lot (2716) are supplied.
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe published £16,453.57 gross value is contract-level and is linked to the sole award and supplier in the supplied record.
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Contract 1 links to award 1 and provides the gross value; award 1 names one supplier.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceSTL is an unverified published supplier name. A completed Companies House matching workflow did not identify a safe company match.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are absent.
Lot detail
99% confidenceThe lot has an identifier but no separately published title, description or value.
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Lot 2716 title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation and competition detail
99% confidenceInformation on bidders, evaluation, pricing breakdown and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name is STL, but supplier verification completed without a safe Companies House match; the supplier should not be treated as Companies House verified.
- No separate lot title, lot description or lot-level value was supplied for Lot 2716.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, bidder identities, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, and extension or option terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSEND transportclient transport servicestaxi MPV transportSTLpublic procurement contractLot 2716
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
The published award names STL. The supplier name remains unverified because no safe company match was identified in the completed verification workflow.
What is the contract value?
The contract record states a gross value of £16,453.57.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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