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Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)

East Sussex County Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

21 Oct 2026 at 11:57

Award Notice
Tender

19 Oct 2026 at 09:47

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council procured a weekday taxi service using a saloon car to transport passengers from BN10 8DS to Ropemakers Academy. The journey is scheduled around the school day, from 08:30 to 14:30, Monday to Friday. The requirement is for a taxi or multi-purpose vehicle with one to eight seats; the specified vehicle type is a saloon. No passenger assistant is required. This is passenger transport for a school route, rather than a general taxi provision. East Sussex County Council is based in Lewes, and the route begins at the BN10 8DS postcode and ends at Ropemakers Academy.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to sprint airport transfers. The award was made on 21 October 2026, for £89,280. The contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. East Sussex County Council used a restricted procedure, with shortlisted suppliers invited to compete. The original submission deadline was 21 October 2026. This was a single school transport requirement, with no division into lots recorded. The tender was classified as a services procurement, and small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to take part. The award is active; the supplier selected was sprint airport transfers, an SME. No evaluation criteria or weighting are included in the process details.

This award shows demand from East Sussex County Council for a recurring, weekday school taxi route using a saloon, with one to eight seats and no passenger assistant. Suppliers best placed to compete when this specific requirement returns will be able to provide dependable, scheduled passenger transport throughout the school day and cover the route between BN10 8DS and Ropemakers Academy. The selected provider is an SME, demonstrating that a smaller transport business can deliver this scale of requirement. Credibility will depend on having a suitable vehicle and the operational capacity to meet the repeated Monday-to-Friday journey pattern. The restricted procedure means competitors should be prepared to meet the buyer’s participation requirements and respond to an invitation to compete; the published process does not identify additional technical qualifications or evaluation weightings.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)

Notice Description

Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: No Proposed Taxi Route: From: BN10 8DS To: Ropemakers Academy Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: 08:30 - 14:30 This opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba3843ce-1517-49da-a337-64556e7e61e1
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£89,280 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
21 Oct 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Sussex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 1UE
Postcode Area
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Priory
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

sprint airport transfers

Further Information

Notice Documents

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