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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 16:30

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 one student travelling alone, with no personal assistant, in a saloon car. The journey is from Oxted to Sunnydown School in Caterham, so the work involves planned daily transport between these Surrey locations. The procurement falls within passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). It is a single, focused transport requirement rather than a broad fleet or network operation. The council is the public-sector buyer, and the selected provider is a small transport business, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by an appropriately resourced local operator rather than only by a large national contractor.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Admiral Minicabs. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The award was made on 24 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its gross and stated contract value is £4,942,929. The tender was treated as a light-touch procurement and comprised one completed lot. The award covers the full transport requirement for the identified student and route. The published outcome records Admiral Minicabs as the successful supplier and the contract as active; the tender itself is recorded as complete.

This procurement shows demand from Surrey County Council for dedicated SEND passenger transport delivered on a one-student, solo-journey basis. Suppliers best placed for a comparable requirement would be able to provide a suitable saloon car, reliable scheduled journeys, and consistent coverage between Oxted and Caterham. The awarded supplier is an SME, demonstrating that a smaller operator can satisfy this type of council requirement. Credibility would come from dependable day-to-day vehicle availability, the operational capacity to maintain the journey throughout the school term, and experience transporting children or young people who require SEND arrangements. Local knowledge of Surrey routes and the ability to manage a focused school transport service would also be relevant when this buyer next tests the requirement.

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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 Oxted 1 STUDENT - SOLO NO PA SALOON

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3ac
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070472-2026
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
£4,942,929 £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 2028 1-2 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

Admiral Minicabs

Further Information

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