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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Child Mainstream

Surrey County Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 10:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured child mainstream transport services for Lingfield Primary School. The requirement covers transport for eight pupils, with no passenger assistant, using one 16-seat minibus. Services cover journeys involving Hurst Green, Blindley Heath, Newchapel and Lingfield. The work falls within transport services, including passenger transport rather than waste transport. The buyer is Surrey County Council, serving the school transport requirement through its county-wide public authority function. The selected operating model is a dedicated minibus service for a defined group of primary-school pupils, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide safe, reliable and suitably managed school transport in the named Surrey and East Sussex border-area communities. The requirement is specific to mainstream child travel rather than specialist assisted transport.

The procurement has been completed following a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to Lingfield Minibuses, and the award was active on 16 July 2026. The contract was signed on 16 July 2026 and is active for the period 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its gross and stated value is £18,240,000. Surrey County Council awarded the contract for the single school transport requirement rather than dividing the reported service into multiple awards. The process used a limited procurement method, described as below-threshold limited competition. The contract title identifies the wider client transport programme as “2026–2034”, while the awarded contract period runs from September 2026 through July 2029. Lingfield Minibuses is the named supplier.

This award demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from Surrey County Council for organised mainstream school transport delivered by minibus. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to operate a 16-seat minibus, coordinate regular journeys for primary-school pupils, and reliably serve Hurst Green, Blindley Heath, Newchapel and Lingfield. The work suits an established local or regional passenger-transport operator with sufficient vehicle availability, competent drivers, robust safeguarding and school-journey management arrangements. The absence of a passenger assistant indicates a service model focused on vehicle operation and transport coordination rather than staffed care or specialist support. Experience in pupil transport, dependable route planning, communication with schools and families, and maintaining safe, consistent daily operations would strengthen a supplier’s position when this buyer next tests the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Child Mainstream

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Child Mainstream : Lingfield Primary School x8 pupils No PA x1 16-seat minibus Hurst Green, Blindley Heath, Newchapel, Lingfield

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067129-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,240,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Surrey County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 2DN
Postcode Area
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Lingfield Minibuses

Further Information

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