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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 10:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist client transport for special educational needs (SEND) provision. The service covers transport from Lingfield to Merrywood House Independent Special School in Wallington, for one student without a passenger assistant. The vehicle requirement is a saloon car. This is a passenger transport service rather than a supply of vehicles or general goods. The buying organisation is Surrey County Council, serving the council’s responsibility for arranging transport to an independent special school. The requirement is route-specific and individual rather than a large transport network, with delivery taking place between Lingfield and Wallington. The relevant service classification is transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000).

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Blue Arrow Gatwick was selected, and the contract was signed on 21 July 2026. The awarded contract value is £2,711,571 gross, in GBP. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. It covers the single SEND transport requirement for the student travelling from Lingfield to Merrywood House Independent Special School in Wallington. The procurement used the light-touch regime and a limited procedure. The available outcome records an active award and an active contract. The evaluation basis is the competition process described by the council; no separate award weighting or scoring basis is recorded here.

This award shows a defined requirement for specialist school transport supporting SEND provision: a single student, a saloon vehicle, no passenger assistant and a journey from Lingfield to Merrywood House Independent Special School in Wallington. Suppliers best placed for a future requirement of this type would be able to provide dependable, route-specific passenger transport using an appropriate saloon car and organise service around the needs of one student travelling to an independent special school. The successful supplier is recorded as an SME, indicating that this scale of council transport work can be delivered by a smaller transport business. Relevant competitors should be comfortable with Surrey County Council’s below-threshold limited-competition route and the light-touch regime.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Merrywood House Independent Special School (Wallington) FROM LINGFIELD 1 STUDENT NO PA SALOON

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cf8d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068558-2026
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
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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,711,571 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 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

Blue Arrow Gatwick

Further Information

Notice Documents

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