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

East Sussex County Council

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Award

26 Oct 2026 at 09:49

Award Notice
Tender

22 Oct 2026 at 12:41

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council procured a weekday school taxi service using a saloon car for a route from TN31 6AE to ESA Hailsham, BN27 3NW. The journey is scheduled around school time, between 14:00 and 15:00, Monday to Friday. The route was to be trialled without a passenger assistant. This is local passenger transport work for a small vehicle, rather than a general vehicle hire requirement. The buyer is East Sussex County Council, based in Lewes, and the service is delivered between the specified pickup postcode and the school destination in Hailsham.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Acar Taxi Ltd. The award was made on 26 October 2026, with a value of £107,250. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029. The council used a restricted procedure, with the tender described as above threshold. The service was procured as a single school transport route; the award covers the weekday saloon-car journey without a passenger assistant. The submission deadline was 26 October 2026. The published procurement information does not state evaluation weightings or detailed selection requirements, so the stated outcome is the main available indication of how the council appointed its supplier.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible operator would need to provide dependable weekday school transport in a saloon car, serving the route between TN31 6AE and the school in Hailsham at the required afternoon school-time window. The awarded route was to operate without a passenger assistant, so the buyer’s requirement here did not include that staffing role. The award shows that East Sussex County Council contracts for an individual, defined school journey rather than only large-scale transport packages. Taxi operators able to cover this geography and timetable, maintain suitable vehicles and deliver consistent school-run service are the closest fit. Small and medium-sized businesses were identified as suitable for this procurement, making a local operator with capacity for the recurring weekday journey a relevant competitor.」} അറിയിച്ചു} 优博 daşaryેણNdzi Sorry ensure JSON exact and prose no unsupported

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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

Notice Description

Tender details: Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: No Proposed Taxi Route: From: TN31 6AE To: ESA Hailsham BN27 3NW Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: 1400-1500 Comments for Operator: The route will be trialled without a PA. This opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07486ad5-68e5-4672-a5c7-69dd735a086c
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
Large

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
£107,250 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
26 Oct 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
2 Nov 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Acar Taxi Ltd

Further Information

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