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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 10:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist transport services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement covers transport for four students travelling from Redhill to Sunnydown School in Caterham. The journey is planned for a small MPV and does not require a passenger assistant. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or construction requirement. The buying organisation is Surrey County Council, a sub-central public authority, and the service is delivered on the route between Redhill and Sunnydown School, Caterham. The named service provider is based in Redhill, indicating a local operating base for this particular route. The procurement sits within the wider Client Transport Services 2026–2034 programme, but this award concerns the single Sunnydown School requirement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to Courtesy Cars Redhill Ltd. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £9,044,000 including tax. The award is active and the contract is active. The selected supplier is Courtesy Cars Redhill Ltd, a Redhill-based small or medium-sized enterprise. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition, but the published outcome does not set out the individual evaluation criteria or weightings. The award covers transport services for the Sunnydown School route and the specified four-student passenger group.

This award shows that Surrey County Council places substantial value on reliable, contracted SEND passenger transport for defined school routes. A credible competitor for similar work would need to operate a small MPV suitable for four students, provide dependable journeys between Redhill and Caterham, and understand the practical requirements of transporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The successful supplier is an SME based in Redhill, demonstrating that a local operator can meet the buyer’s requirements through a limited competition rather than a large national procurement. Relevant businesses are therefore local or regional passenger transport operators with suitable vehicles, trained and dependable drivers, strong safeguarding and journey-management arrangements, and the capacity to deliver regular school transport without a passenger assistant on this route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Sunnydown School (Caterham) From Redhill 4 STUDENTS NO PA MPV SMALL

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d2d3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070071-2026
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
£9,044,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 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

Courtesy Cars Redhill

Further Information

Notice Documents

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