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London Borough of Sutton

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston

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25 Jul 2026 at 08:22

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Summary of the contracting process

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston procured transport services for the London Borough of Sutton. The requirement is classified as transport services excluding waste transport. The buyer is a regional or local authority based in Kingston upon Thames, and the selected supplier, AXIA LONDON LIMITED, is based in Morden. The procurement relates to transport activity associated with the buyer and its services, but the published description does not give further operational detail about passengers, vehicles, routes or service users. The requirement was structured as a single lot. This is therefore relevant to transport operators and providers able to deliver local authority transport services in the Sutton and wider south-west London area.

The procurement has reached the award stage. It used an open procedure, with 22 bids recorded for the lot. The evaluation gave price a weighting of 100%; quality headings included attributes, client review, features, capability, qualifications and a custom metric. AXIA LONDON LIMITED received the active award on 5 July 2026, at £3,454.29. The associated contract is active and was signed on 25 July 2026. The contract period is not stated. The tender record marks the single lot as cancelled, despite recording an active award and contract against it; businesses should verify this apparent status inconsistency before relying on the procurement history.

This award is useful market evidence for small and medium-sized transport businesses targeting Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston. The selected provider is an SME, showing that the requirement was accessible to a smaller operator rather than limited to a major national transport company. A credible future competitor would need to provide transport services for a local authority, demonstrate operational capability and qualifications, and present a strong price-led offer. The evaluation headings also indicate that the buyer may examine service features, client feedback, general attributes and capability alongside price in a later requirement. The opportunity is most relevant to operators with local delivery capacity, suitable vehicles and experience working to public-sector service standards.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Borough of Sutton

Notice Description

London Borough of Sutton

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3c1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070511-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£3,454 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston
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 1EU
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
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AXIA LONDON LIMITED

Further Information

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