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WBCSENOB357 - Alfriston School

Wokingham Borough Council

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20 Jul 2026 at 10:59

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Summary of the contracting process

Wokingham Borough Council procured home-to-school transport for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) attending Alfriston School. The requirement is a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60000000, covering journeys between pupils’ homes and the school. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. This is a service contract bought directly by the council for education transport provision. The procurement is specifically focused on transport rather than vehicle supply, construction or general passenger services. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are operators able to organise and deliver regular school journeys for SEND pupils, with the operational capability to serve the council’s requirement and the locations connected with Alfriston School.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a selective restricted procedure. The tender’s estimated value was between £29,830 and £85,500. Bids were due by 20 July 2026 at 8:45am, and the contract was awarded on 20 July 2026 to Cedar Cars Reading Ltd. The awarded value is £29,830. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The council identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the selected supplier is Cedar Cars Reading Ltd. The procurement was evaluated through the restricted procedure, with the award outcome recorded for the SEND home-to-school transport requirement at Alfriston School.

For competing transport businesses, this award demonstrates a defined requirement from Wokingham Borough Council for SEND home-to-school journeys linked to Alfriston School. A credible future supplier would need to operate passenger transport services reliably for school travel, manage recurring journeys between homes and the school, and understand the practical demands of transporting pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The opportunity was considered suitable for SMEs, so a smaller operator can be commercially relevant where it has sufficient local operating capacity and dependable service management. Cedar Cars Reading Ltd provides a useful benchmark for the type of specialist transport business that satisfied this requirement. The procurement route also shows that the council uses a restricted procedure for this service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WBCSENOB357 - Alfriston School

Notice Description

SEND home to school Transport

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-292423ee-fe51-44d8-b31a-2dd046165d77
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e07fda5-5be4-420e-9b6b-13d9f1e2d021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
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
£85,500 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,830 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
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
Wokingham Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOKINGHAM
Postcode
RG40 1BN
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wokingham
Electoral Ward
Emmbrook
Westminster Constituency
Wokingham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cedar Cars Reading Ltd

Further Information

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