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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Child Mainstream

Surrey County Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 10:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured child mainstream transport services for one child travelling to St Nicholas CE(A) Primary School in Sunbury-on-Thames. The requirement includes a passenger assistant to support behavioural needs and transport by saloon car. This is a passenger transport service delivered for a school journey in Surrey and the surrounding area. The buyer is Surrey County Council, a sub-central public authority. The requirement is specific rather than a broad transport framework: it concerns one child, an accompanying passenger assistant and a suitable saloon vehicle. Businesses operating school transport, assisted passenger transport or specialist child travel services would find the service area relevant, particularly where they can provide both a driver and appropriate passenger-assistance support.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Sonic Carz. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award was made on 31 July 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £11,400,000 including tax, and the procurement was below the applicable threshold. There was one completed lot covering the child transport requirement. The available outcome records the selected supplier and the awarded contract value; the procurement information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or named evaluation weighting. This was a single-supplier award rather than multiple awards divided between providers.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Surrey County Council for contracted transport supporting children travelling to school, including passengers with behavioural needs. A credible future competitor would need to operate suitable saloon vehicles, provide reliable scheduled school journeys and supply a passenger assistant able to support the individual passenger safely and appropriately. The requirement also points to the importance of coordinating driver and passenger-assistance arrangements for a child-specific service, rather than offering only general taxi or private-hire capacity. Sonic Carz is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that this type of council transport requirement can be delivered by an SME. Relevant experience in assisted school transport, safeguarding and dependable service delivery would strengthen a supplier’s position when serving this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Child Mainstream

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Child Mainstream : 1 x child PA needed for behavioural needs St Nicholas CE(A) Primary School Sunbury on Thames Saloon Car

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d880
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072582-2026
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
£11,400,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2029 2-3 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

Sonic Carz

Further Information

Notice Documents

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