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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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03 Aug 2026 at 08:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist passenger transport services for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities travelling to Philip Southcote School. The requirement covers one route serving seven pupils. Six pupils travel full time, while one pupil travels only on Thursday and Friday mornings and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons. The service requires a large eight-seat multi-purpose vehicle. No specialist equipment is required. The work is delivered on the route into Philip Southcote School, serving the pupils identified for the journey. The procurement is a local authority transport services requirement, rather than a general school transport framework or vehicle supply contract.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Elmbridge Borough Council on 3 August 2026. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One lot was completed and awarded, with a contract value of £8,532,793 gross. The contract was signed on 3 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The selected supplier is responsible for the client transport services requirement described for Philip Southcote School. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the available award information identifies passenger transport services as the relevant service category. The contract is recorded as active.

This award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for dependable SEND pupil transport for Surrey County Council, with a defined school route and a small passenger group. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a large eight-seat MPV, manage scheduled school journeys reliably and accommodate differing attendance patterns across the week. Relevant strengths include experience transporting children or passengers with special educational needs, robust safeguarding and driver-management arrangements, dependable vehicle availability, and the operational capacity to maintain continuity throughout school terms. Suppliers should also be able to plan route timings around morning and afternoon movements and administer variations in individual pupil schedules. The requirement is suited to operators with established local authority transport capability rather than vehicle-only suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : This is a route into Philip Southcote school for September 2026 - For 7 pupils - Note - 1 pupil travels Thursday & Friday AM, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday PM only. Other 6 pupils are all full time. - Note - no equipment needed. - MPV Large - 8 seater vehicle required

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d97d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072976-2026
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
Large

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
£8,532,793 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 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
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

Elmbridge Borough Council

Further Information

Notice Documents

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