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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

26 Oct 2026 at 15:25

Award Notice
Tender

22 Oct 2026 at 12:51

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council commissioned a weekday taxi service for a school journey, using a saloon car with capacity for up to eight passengers and no passenger assistant. The route runs from TN38 9FD to ESA Hailsham, BN27 3NW, with the specified school-time journey window of 12:00–14:30 each day. This is passenger transport for a school-related journey, rather than a general taxi service. The buying organisation is East Sussex County Council, based in Lewes; the service is delivered on the stated route in East Sussex.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Town Trip. The award date was 26 October 2026, at a value of £85,800. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029. The council used a restricted procedure, with participation identified as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses. The published information identifies the route and service requirements but does not state evaluation weightings or a detailed scoring basis.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide reliable weekday school transport in a saloon vehicle carrying up to eight passengers, and cover the specified East Sussex journey within the daily school-time window. The award to a small business shows that the requirement was delivered at a scale accessible to an SME, through a restricted procurement route. Operators with suitable vehicles, the capacity to maintain dependable scheduled journeys over a multi-year service period, and experience organising school-related passenger transport are best placed to compete when this council next needs comparable route coverage. The service requirement did not include a passenger assistant, so the operational focus is vehicle and driver provision for the route.

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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: TN38 9FD To: ESA Hailsham BN27 3NW Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: 1200-1430 This opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-94d342db-7b1f-42c0-a232-1eb232c8c7ae
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/062e4122-b60e-4cc8-aca9-dbeef0b8248b
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
£85,800 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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

Town Trip

Further Information

Notice Documents

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