AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has published contract details for SEND standard transport under Lot 1, covering taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats. The active contract is awarded to the supplier named in the notice as STL, with a stated gross value of £25,071.43 and a term from 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and is linked to Contract 1. The contract record explicitly gives a signature date of 21 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition transport-services award under the light-touch regime. The published value indicates a small individual SEND transport requirement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
STL
88% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · £25,071.43 gross (contract-level value) GBP · Active award; supplier identity unverified
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Award 1 names STL as supplier and relates to Lot 2728. Contract 1, linked to Award 1, states £25,071.43 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract details notice published at 2026-10-21T14:04:31+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signed
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z.
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.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidence£25,071.43 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross and amount as 25071.43 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceContract-level value linked to Award 1 and Lot 2728
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Contract 1 is linked to Award 1; Award 1 relates to Lot 2728.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signature
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z.
Notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T14:04:31+01:00.
Service commencement
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 startDate is 2026-11-02T00:00:00Z.
Scheduled expiry
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 endDate is 2027-07-30T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSEND client transport services
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Process title and description identify 'Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND'.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1 / Lot ID 2728: standard transport by taxi/MPV with 1–8 passenger seats
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Tender description states 'Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND'; Award 1 relates to Lot 2728.
Service classification
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Award item for Lot 2728 lists 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 lists 'lightTouch'.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive contract record
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Term
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period gives these start and end dates.
Duration
95% confidenceAbout 270 days
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceOne active award and one linked active contract are published for the single listed lot.
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Award 1 and Contract 1 are both active; Award 1 relates to Lot 2728.
Commercial scale
99% confidenceThe stated contract-level gross value is £25,071.43.
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Contract 1 value is 25071.43 GBP gross.
Route or operational detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice does not publish route, passenger, timetable, mileage, pricing or service-performance details.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceSTL is an unverified published supplier name. The completed Companies House workflow found no safe company match, so a legal company identity cannot be confirmed from the supplied data.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Lot detail limitation
97% confidenceThe lot record has no separate title, description or value; its scope is inferred only from the overarching tender description and linked award item.
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Lot 2728 has null title, description and value; tender description identifies Lot 1 scope.
Competition and evaluation limitation
99% confidenceBid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale are not published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Commercial detail limitation
99% confidencePricing schedule, route details, passenger volumes, performance measures and extension provisions are not published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published supplier name STL has been checked against the supplied Companies House workflow but no safe legal company match was found; it must be treated as unverified.
- The notice does not publish bid numbers, competing suppliers, evaluation results, award rationale or scoring.
- Lot 2728 has no separately published title, description or value in the structured lot record.
- The notice does not publish pricing detail, routes, passenger volumes, mileage, service levels, extension options or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Surrey County CouncilSEND transportSTLtaxi transport contractMPV transportLot 2728public procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport award?
The published award names STL. Its legal company identity could not be safely verified from the supplied Companies House matching result.
What is the value of the SEND transport contract?
The linked contract states a gross value of £25,071.43.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027, and the record states it was signed on 21 October 2026.
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