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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 16:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport for two students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), under the Client Transport Services 2026–2034 programme. The requirement is a daily journey between the students’ homes in Weybridge and Cobham and the Cullum Centre at Hinchley Wood School in Esher. It covers one saloon car with four passenger seats and does not require a personal assistant. This is a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60000000. The contracting authority is Surrey County Council, and the service is delivered across Weybridge, Cobham and Esher in Surrey. The arrangement is a single completed requirement rather than a multi-lot procurement.

The procurement has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. XPERT CARS was selected as the supplier on 31 July 2026. The active contract was signed on the same date and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its gross value is £7,326,400. The procurement used the light-touch regime and covered one completed requirement. The published outcome identifies the successful supplier and the transport service being awarded; it does not set out a separate quality or price weighting. This outcome is therefore relevant to operators tracking Surrey County Council’s use of limited competition for SEND school transport and the scale of its contracted passenger transport requirements.

This requirement demonstrates demand for reliable, contracted SEND school transport serving individual pupils between specified Surrey communities and a specialist school. A credible competitor would need to provide a suitable saloon vehicle with four passenger seats, organise regular journeys between Weybridge, Cobham and Esher, and operate safely and consistently for students with additional needs. The awarded supplier is an SME, showing that this type of council transport requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only a national fleet business. Experience in pupil transport, safeguarding, route planning, punctual daily operations and working appropriately with families and schools would strengthen a future response to a comparable Surrey requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Hinchley Wood - Cullum Centre x 2 students No PA x1 Saloon (4 passenger seats) Location of students - x 1 Weybridge KT13, x 1 Cobham KT11 Location of school - Esher KT10

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d94a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072909-2026
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
£7,326,400 £1M-£10M

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
REIGATE
Postcode
RH2 8EF
Postcode Area
Redhill
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ26 East Surrey
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Reigate and Banstead
Electoral Ward
South Park & Woodhatch
Westminster Constituency
Reigate

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

XPERT CARS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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