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London Borough of Sutton

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston

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28 Jul 2026 at 13:46

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement concerns transport services for the London Borough of Sutton, bought by Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston. The published scope is described only at a broad level as transport services rather than a specific vehicle, passenger group, route or operating model. The work is associated with Sutton and the wider Kingston upon Thames public-sector partnership. The buyer is a regional or local authority, and the selected supplier is a London-based small or medium-sized enterprise trading as Courier Cars. This is therefore relevant to transport operators, private hire and courier businesses, and other providers able to deliver local authority transport requirements in and around Sutton and Kingston upon Thames.

The procurement has reached completion and an award was made to Car Service (London) Limited, trading as Courier Cars. The associated contract is active and was signed on 28 July 2026 for £34,489.29. The process used an open procedure. The requirement was evaluated on price, alongside quality considerations covering attributes, client review, features, capability, qualifications and a custom metric; the published weighting gave price 100. Twenty-two bids were recorded for the lot. The sole lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active, so the outcome contains conflicting lot and award statuses. No contract duration is recorded.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston for externally provided transport services at modest local-authority contract scale. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need an established transport operation, the capability to serve the buyer’s area, and evidence addressing service attributes, client experience, operational features, capability and staff qualifications. The evaluation record indicates that price was decisive in the published weighting, so efficient delivery and cost control would be central to competitiveness. The successful supplier was an SME, suggesting that a smaller specialist operator can compete with larger providers where it can demonstrate reliable transport delivery and a strong-value offer.

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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-06d542
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071227-2026
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
£34,489 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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

Car Service (London) Limited

Further Information

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