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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 14:58

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist client transport services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement covers transport for two students travelling from Banstead and Tadworth to Merrywood House at Abinger Campus in Dorking. The journey is specified as requiring a saloon car and no personal assistant. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or infrastructure contract. The delivery area is therefore centred on the Banstead, Tadworth and Dorking route in Surrey, with the council as the buying organisation. Businesses suited to this requirement would provide reliable, appropriately managed individual or small-group transport for SEND passengers and be able to operate the stated route consistently.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. The selected supplier is Sonic Carz. The award was made on 24 July 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £8,816,000 gross. The procurement used a light-touch regime and consisted of one completed lot covering the transport requirement. The award is active and the contract is active. This outcome shows that Surrey County Council evaluated a focused SEND transport requirement through a limited competitive route and appointed a single supplier for the service.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award is evidence of substantial, recurring demand from Surrey County Council for dedicated SEND passenger transport. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need dependable saloon-car operations, sufficient capacity to transport two students, and the ability to serve the Banstead and Tadworth to Dorking route reliably. It would also need to understand the practical requirements of transporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including safe, consistent collection and delivery arrangements. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that this type of council transport work can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a large national transport company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Merrywood House - Abinger Campus (Dorking) From Banstead & Tadworth 2 STUDENTS NO PA SALOON

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d374
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070378-2026
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
£8,816,000 £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

Sonic Carz

Further Information

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