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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 14:40

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 a single pupil travelling from Epsom to Epsom in a saloon car. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or infrastructure contract, with delivery focused in Epsom, Surrey. The council is the public-sector buyer and the requirement sits within its wider client transport provision. The service is intended to provide an individual journey for one pupil, so suppliers with suitable passenger transport operations and the ability to provide a saloon vehicle for a dedicated SEND journey would be relevant. The procurement falls under transport services, excluding waste transport.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to Sonic Carz, an SME, for £1,308,214 including VAT. The award was made on 28 July 2026 and the contract was signed the same day. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027, and the contract is active. The arrangement uses the light-touch regime and covers the single Epsom-to-Epsom SEND transport requirement. The published outcome records an active award and contract for the transport service. This procurement therefore shows a completed, directly awarded requirement rather than an opportunity for suppliers to submit bids now.

This award demonstrates demand from Surrey County Council for dedicated SEND passenger transport delivered within Epsom. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate reliable saloon-car transport, support an individual pupil journey and understand the practical needs of transporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Local operating capability would be commercially relevant because the journey is confined to Epsom. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller transport business rather than only by a large national operator. Businesses reviewing this buyer’s transport demand should therefore assess their ability to provide dependable, suitably managed vehicle-and-driver services for individual SEND journeys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Epsom to Epsom 1 pupil - saloon vehicle required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d564
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071280-2026
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
£1,308,214 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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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