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

East Sussex County Council

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Award

05 Oct 2026 at 13:45

Award Notice
Tender

01 Oct 2026 at 20:28

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council is procuring a weekday school taxi and passenger-assistant service for children travelling to Flagship School in Hastings. The journey is from pick-up points in Hastings postcodes TN38 9UD, TN38 0DD and TN37 6EH to the school at TN34 2AE. The service uses an eight-seat vehicle and requires a shared passenger assistant for all children, with space around them. Journeys are required Monday to Friday, timed around the school day. The work is passenger transport rather than general taxi provision, and is aimed at operators able to deliver a regular, assisted school run on this specified route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a restricted procedure. Link Transport Solutions Limited was selected, with an award value of £95,550. The award was made on 5 October 2026, and the contract runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. The tender deadline was 5 October 2026. The requirement is described as a single taxi route rather than separate lots. The source records SME suitability and sets out the service specification as an eight-seat vehicle with a shared passenger assistant; it does not provide a stated evaluation weighting or detailed scoring basis. This outcome establishes the selected supplier and the contract period for the specified weekday school transport service.

For operators considering similar East Sussex County Council requirements, this award shows demand for a sustained, weekday school transport service linking Hastings pick-up points with Flagship School. Credible suppliers need access to an eight-seat vehicle and the ability to provide a shared passenger assistant while maintaining appropriate space for the children travelling. The service depends on dependable, repeated journeys aligned with school timings, so operators should be able to plan and deliver a consistent route from multiple collection points. The successful supplier is recorded as an SME, demonstrating that a smaller business was selected for this requirement. Relevant experience in assisted passenger transport and the operational capacity to cover the route reliably would therefore be pertinent when this specific type of school journey is next procured.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

Vehicle type: 8 seater Passenger Assistant Required: Shared PA. Proposed Taxi Route: From: TN38 9UD, TN38 0DD and TN37 6EH To: Flagship School, TN34 2AE Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: Mon- Fri 08:50-114:30 Comments for Operator: Shared PA for all children with space around. This opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4fbbe950-0878-4b90-ba4d-76d11b288f0d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2944634c-2a1f-4610-afe1-91c9dbb26f72
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 (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
£95,550 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
5 Oct 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20262 days ago
Contract Period
8 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

Link Transport Solutions limited

Further Information

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