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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 17:24

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) client transport services for one pupil travelling between Woking and Lingfield. The requirement is for a saloon car and one passenger assistant, with the pupil travelling alone by default because of the journey times. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or construction contract. Delivery involves collecting and transporting the pupil in the Woking and Lingfield areas, with an accompanying passenger assistant responsible for support during the journey. The named public-sector buyer is Surrey County Council, based at County Hall in Kingston upon Thames. The requirement sits within the wider council transport service for children and young people with SEND.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Clocktower Cars. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award was made on 17 July 2026 and the contract was signed the same day. The active contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £5,201,429 gross, for the single awarded requirement. Evaluation details recorded for this procurement do not state the scoring basis. The award covers one service lot, comprising transport for one pupil, one passenger assistant and one saloon car. The contract is below the relevant procurement threshold. The awarded supplier is Clocktower Cars, operating from Epsom.

This award shows Surrey County Council’s demand for managed, individual SEND passenger transport combining a suitable saloon car with a passenger assistant. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would need to provide reliable school and community transport between Woking and Lingfield, support a pupil travelling alone, and coordinate journeys where travel times are substantial. Credibility would depend on having dependable vehicles, appropriately trained and vetted passenger-assistant staff, robust safeguarding and safeguarding-led operating procedures, and the capacity to deliver scheduled journeys consistently across the contract period. Local knowledge of Surrey routes and the ability to manage daily communication with the council and relevant families would strengthen a competing service. Established private-hire or specialist passenger transport operators are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : NCYPE 1 x Pupil 1 x Passenger Assistant 1 x Saloon Car Woking Lingfield Travelling solo by default due to journey times

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ce4c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068000-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£5,201,429 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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

Clocktower Cars

Further Information

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