AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Surrey County Council has concluded a contract with ALLIANZ CARS LTD for SEND client transport services under Lot 1, covering standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passengers.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are recorded for ALLIANZ CARS LTD. The contract was signed on 21 October 2026 and is scheduled to run from 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition light-touch services procurement with a published gross contract value of £13,401.64.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ALLIANZ CARS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 2728 · £13,401.64 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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The supplier verification record identifies ALLIANZ CARS LTD (company number 15928450) by exact-name match. Award 1 names Allianz Cars LTD as supplier and is linked to contract 1, which has a gross value of £13,401.64.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as “Contract details notice on Find a Tender” and has notice type UK7.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender record has status “complete”.
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 signature
99% confidenceSigned 21 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-21.
Contract period
99% confidence2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period records startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2027-07-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract value
99% confidence£13,401.64 gross
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Contract 1 value records amountGross £13,401.64, amount £13,401.64 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single published contract for award 1
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There is one award, one supplier and one linked contract in the supplied notice data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence21 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-21.
Notice published
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-21T15:38:32+01:00.
Contract start
99% confidence2 November 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-11-02.
Contract end
99% confidence30 July 2027
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2027-07-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSEND client transport services
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The tender title is “Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND”.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1: Standard Transport – Taxi/MPV (1–8 passenger seats) – SEND
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The tender description identifies Lot 1 as standard taxi/MPV transport for 1–8 passenger seats for SEND.
Lot identifier
99% confidence2728
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Award 1 and its item are linked to related lot 2728.
Service classification
99% confidenceTransport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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The award item lists CPV 60000000 with that description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender record states procurementMethod “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold – limited competition
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The tender record states procurementMethodDetails “Below threshold - limited competition”.
Regime
99% confidenceLight-touch services
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The tender record lists specialRegime as “lightTouch”.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form/status
99% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 is marked active and records a signature date of 21 October 2026.
Term
98% confidenceApproximately 270 days
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The stated contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle-supplier award for one published lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and is linked only to lot 2728.
Market route
99% confidenceLimited competition below the relevant threshold
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The procedure is recorded as below-threshold limited competition.
Published pricing insight
99% confidenceOnly an aggregate contract value is published; unit rates and pricing schedule are unknown
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The contract provides a total GBP value but no pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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ALLIANZ CARS LTD is verified through an exact-name match to company number 15928450.
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 explicitly references awardID 1; both records are active and the award identifies one supplier and one lot.
Lot metadata
96% confidenceLot title and description are available in the tender description, but not separately populated in the lot record
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Lot 2728 has no standalone title or description fields; the tender description identifies it as Lot 1 standard taxi/MPV SEND transport.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, award date, evaluation results, lot-level value, pricing schedule, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide the number of bids, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation criteria, scores or reasons for award.
- No standalone lot title, lot description or lot-level value is populated for lot 2728; the lot scope is drawn from the tender description.
- No submission deadline, tender start date or award decision date is supplied.
- No extension, option, renewal or termination terms are supplied.
- Only an aggregate contract value is published; fare rates, service volumes, route details and other pricing breakdowns are not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
ALLIANZ CARS LTDSurrey County CouncilSEND transportclient transport servicestaxi MPV transportpublic procurementLot 1
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Surrey County Council's SEND transport contract?
ALLIANZ CARS LTD, verified under company number 15928450, is the supplier named for award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published gross contract value is £13,401.64.
When does the contract run?
It is scheduled to run from 2 November 2026 to 30 July 2027 and was signed on 21 October 2026.
What services are covered?
Lot 1 covers standard SEND transport using taxi/MPV vehicles with 1–8 passenger seats.
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