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London Borough of Sutton

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston

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30 Jul 2026 at 12:20

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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 falls within passenger and general transport services, excluding waste transport. The buying organisation is a local-authority group comprising Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston, with the work associated with the Sutton area. The procurement was intended to support the authority’s transport needs, although the published description does not identify particular passenger groups, routes, vehicle types or operating arrangements. Businesses in private hire, passenger transport or related local transport services are the most directly relevant. The successful supplier, Sutton Private Hire Ltd, is based in Sutton and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that the requirement was capable of being delivered by an SME-scale transport operator.

The procurement reached the awarded stage through an open procedure. Thirty-one bids were recorded. Evaluation was based entirely on price, with the stated quality criteria covering attributes, client review, features, capability, qualifications and a custom metric. Sutton Private Hire Ltd was awarded the contract for the relevant lot, with an awarded contract value of £34,727.14. The contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and is recorded as active. The underlying lot is marked cancelled, while the award and contract remain recorded as active, so the published outcome is internally mixed. No contract duration or end date is provided. This was a single-lot transport requirement, and the award was made to one supplier.

For competitors, this procurement demonstrates that the buyer uses an open route for local transport services and that a relatively small private hire operator can win authority work. A credible future supplier would need to provide transport services in and around Sutton, demonstrate practical capability and relevant qualifications, and present evidence that supports the buyer’s assessment of its attributes, features and previous client experience. Because price carried the full stated evaluation weighting, cost control and a clear, competitive pricing model would be central to any future competition. The recorded bidder count also indicates that this type of requirement can attract substantial competition. Operators with local coverage, suitable vehicles, dependable service capacity and documented performance evidence would be well placed when a comparable requirement returns to market.

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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-06d77b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072134-2026
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
£34,727 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 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

Sutton Private Hire Ltd

Further Information

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