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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 12:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist home-to-school transport for three pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) travelling to Aurora Redehall School. The service uses a saloon vehicle and covers pupils living in the GU14 and GU21 postcode areas. This is a passenger transport service rather than a general vehicle hire or fleet supply requirement. The council is the public-sector buyer, and the delivery point is the school named in the requirement. The awarded supplier, County Cabs Limited, is based in Woking and provides the service directly. Businesses with experience transporting children to specialist education settings, managing regular individual passenger journeys and operating suitable saloon vehicles would recognise the type of work involved.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to County Cabs Limited. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award date was 4 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £11,552,000 including gross value, and the contract is active. There was one completed lot covering the transport service. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route, with transport services classified under CPV 60000000. This is an awarded outcome, not an invitation to submit a response, and the selected supplier is County Cabs Limited.

This award shows sustained demand from Surrey County Council for contracted SEND transport serving a small group of pupils travelling to a specialist school. A credible future competitor would need to provide a dependable saloon vehicle service, plan repeated journeys around school attendance, and manage the safeguarding and passenger-care expectations associated with transporting children with special educational needs and disabilities. Coverage of the relevant pupil catchment areas and reliable access to the school would be commercially important. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist transport business rather than only by a large national operator. Firms with proven school transport experience, suitable vehicles, trained drivers and robust operational resilience would be well placed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : 3 pupils travelling to Aurora Redehall School (RH6 9QA) in a saloon vehicle. Pupils live in the following postcode areas: GU14 and GU21.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db2b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073672-2026
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
£11,552,000 £10M-£100M

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 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

County Cabs Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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