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WSCC Route 7400 Crawley to Bensham Manor School - 4 seats, no PA

West Sussex County Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 17:04

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Summary of the contracting process

West Sussex County Council procured a passenger transport service for Route 7400, carrying pupils from Crawley to Bensham Manor School. The requirement is for a four-seat taxi vehicle and does not include a passenger assistant. This is a services contract for taxi services, delivered along the specified route between Crawley and Bensham Manor School. The council is based in Chichester and is the organisation buying and managing the service. The requirement is therefore suited to operators able to provide reliable school-route transport, with a vehicle offering four passenger seats and the operational capacity to run the route without a passenger assistant. The procurement is specifically for transport services rather than vehicle supply, education provision or general facilities management.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a selective procedure using a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The award was made to STAR CARS GATWICK LTD on 30 July 2026 for £33,644.92 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 6 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 23 July 2026 at 12:00. West Sussex County Council identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the selected supplier is STAR CARS GATWICK LTD. Evaluation was conducted through the dynamic purchasing system call-off process for the specified Route 7400 taxi service, covering four seats without a passenger assistant.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from West Sussex County Council for contracted school transport between Crawley and Bensham Manor School. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be small or medium-sized taxi and private-hire operators able to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and dependable scheduled route operation. Credibility would depend on demonstrating practical capacity to deliver the full route consistently without a passenger assistant, together with the ability to work through the council’s dynamic purchasing system call-off route. Operators with experience of school or assisted passenger transport, robust scheduling and vehicle availability would be better placed to meet the council’s operational expectations when a comparable requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WSCC Route 7400 Crawley to Bensham Manor School - 4 seats, no PA

Notice Description

WSCC Route 7400 Crawley to Bensham Manor School - 4 seats, no PA

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-79acfed3-215e-4855-86b4-893026d54838
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38758ec1-0e06-43a5-9f35-683db56ed016
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60120000 - Taxi services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£33,644 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£33,644 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20264 weeks ago
Contract Period
6 Aug 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
West Sussex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHICHESTER
Postcode
PO19 1RQ
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Chichester
Electoral Ward
Chichester Central
Westminster Constituency
Chichester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STAR CARS GATWICK LTD

Further Information

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