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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 12:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist transport services for a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement covers one pupil travelling between Woking and Twickenham in a saloon car, with passenger assistance included. The passenger assistant must be trained to administer buccal midazolam if the pupil has a seizure. This is a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60000000, rather than a general vehicle-hire requirement. The work is centred on the route between Woking and Twickenham and involves safe, supported journeys tailored to the individual passenger’s medical and care needs. Suppliers need to combine suitable car transport with appropriately trained passenger-assistance provision for this specific SEND journey.

The procurement is complete and was run as a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One lot was awarded to uk car service, an SME based in Woking. The award is active and the contract was signed on 4 August 2026. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £5,113,929 including VAT, with the published contract value also stated as £5,113,929. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route. The award covers the single SEND transport requirement for one pupil, using a saloon car and trained passenger assistance. Surrey County Council is the buying organisation and uk car service is the selected supplier.

This award shows that Surrey County Council buys individualised SEND transport combining a saloon car, a defined home-to-education route and clinically relevant passenger support. Competitors seeking to be credible for a future requirement of this kind would need reliable passenger transport operations in Surrey and across the relevant cross-county journey, with capacity to provide consistent school-day travel for a single vulnerable passenger. They would also need robust safeguarding, risk-management and continuity arrangements, and access to passenger assistants trained to administer buccal midazolam during a seizure. Experience transporting children or young people with SEND, confidence in working to pupil-specific care instructions, and the ability to maintain dependable communication with the council and family would strengthen a comparable service offer. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that this scale of specialist provision can be delivered by a smaller transport business.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Woking to Twickenham 1 pupil - saloon car - PA must be trained to administer buccal midazolam in the event of a seizure

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db16
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073647-2026
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
£5,113,929 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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

uk car service

Further Information

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