AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council awarded Lot 2728 for child mainstream standard taxi/MPV transport to A25 CARS LIMITED. The published contract is active, was signed on 21 October 2026, and runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Published outcomeA25 CARS LIMITED is the sole named supplier for award 1, covering Lot 2728.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport-services contract with a published gross value of £93,042.86.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
A25 CARS LIMITED
100% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · 93042.86 GBP · active
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Verified supplier identity: Companies House number 12884688, exact-name match. Award 1 names A25 Cars Limited as its sole supplier; contract 1 linked to award 1 has value £93,042.86.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
100% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract details notice published 2026-10-21T12:50:37+01:00.
Award status
100% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is active.
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Contract signed
100% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21.
Contract period
100% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02 and endDate is 2029-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
100% confidence£93,042.86 gross
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Contract 1, linked to award 1, states amountGross 93042.86 GBP and amount 93042.86 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to award 1 / Lot 2728
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1, which is linked to Lot 2728 and has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract details notice published
100% confidence21 October 2026
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Published_at: 2026-10-21T12:50:37+01:00.
Contract signed
100% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-21.
Contract start
100% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 startDate: 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Contract end
100% confidence31 July 2029
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Contract 1 endDate: 2029-07-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
100% confidenceChild mainstream client transport services: standard transport by taxi/MPV with 1–8 passenger seats
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Process title and description state: “Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - Child Mainstream”.
Lot
100% confidenceLot 2728
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Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot both identify 2728.
Service classification
100% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Award item for Lot 2728 carries CPV 60000000.
Service delivery location
98% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied notice identifies the buyer's location but does not state a performance location.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
100% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
100% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Regime
100% confidenceLight touch
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Tender specialRegime includes “lightTouch”.
Competition data
100% confidenceNumber of tenders, bidders and evaluation results not stated
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No bid-count, tenderer, score or evaluation information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
100% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is active.
Term
100% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Signed date
100% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21.
Extensions, options and pricing mechanism
100% confidenceNot stated
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No extension, option, price schedule or pricing mechanism is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
100% confidenceOne active award, one named supplier and one related lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to Lot 2728; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Commercial value
100% confidence£93,042.86 gross over the published contract period
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Contract 1 has a gross GBP value of 93042.86 and runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029.
Supplier selection rationale
100% confidenceNot stated
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No award rationale, scoring or comparative bid information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
100% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 references Lot 2728 and its sole supplier.
Supplier identity
100% confidenceVerified
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A25 CARS LIMITED was matched by exact name to Companies House number 12884688; no name mismatch is flagged.
Lot detail
98% confidenceLot title and description are available from the overall process text, but no separate lot title or description is supplied
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Lot 2728 record contains status only; the process title/description identifies the service as Lot 1 child mainstream standard taxi/MPV transport.
Information not supplied in the published notice
100% confidenceTender dates, bid counts, evaluation results, award date, extensions, pricing breakdown and service-delivery location are not stated
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not state an award date, tender timetable, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or supplier-selection rationale.
- No extension, option, renewal, pricing-breakdown or service-delivery-location information is supplied.
- Lot 2728 has no separate title or description in its lot record; its scope is derived from the overall process title and description.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is based solely on the explicit contract end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
A25 CARS LIMITEDSurrey County Councilchild mainstream transporttaxi MPV transportLot 2728public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Surrey County Council child transport contract?
A25 CARS LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £93,042.86.
When does the contract run?
The published term runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029.
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