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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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29 Jul 2026 at 21:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured passenger transport services for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) students travelling to The Rise School in Feltham. The requirement covers one student from Addlestone and one student from Shepperton, using a medium-sized multipurpose vehicle. The routes serve the school destination in Feltham, with journeys originating in Surrey locations. No passenger assistant is required. This is a local education transport service rather than general bus, taxi or fleet provision, and falls within the broad category of transport services. The requirement is relevant to operators able to provide reliable school-related passenger transport, manage individual student journeys and deliver the specified route service using a suitable medium MPV.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. Surrey County Council awarded the single requirement to GALAXY CARS on 29 July 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and has an active period from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its gross and stated value is £6,187,500 including the published currency of GBP. The tender used a light-touch regime and one completed lot. The service was due to start on 7 September 2026. The award covers the full transport requirement for the two students travelling to The Rise School, with GALAXY CARS identified as the selected supplier.

This award demonstrates Surrey County Council’s demand for contracted SEND school transport delivered through a limited, below-threshold competition. A credible future competitor would need to operate suitable medium-sized passenger vehicles, provide dependable scheduled journeys from Surrey locations to a school in Feltham, and manage transport for individual SEND pupils without requiring a passenger assistant on this route. The successful supplier is recorded as an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist transport operator rather than only a major national fleet company. Relevant strengths include school transport experience, robust safeguarding and reliability arrangements, driver availability, route planning and the capacity to sustain service throughout a school-year contract. The buyer is Surrey County Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : The Rise School- Feltham 1 x student from Addlestone 1 x student from Shepperton MPV Medium No PA required Route to start on Monday 07th September 2026

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d710
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071940-2026
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
£6,187,500 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 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

GALAXY CARS

Further Information

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