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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 13:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport for a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) journey. The service covers one student travelling from Ashford, Surrey, to Insights School in London W5, with one saloon car providing four passenger seats and no personal assistant requirement. This is a passenger transport service, rather than a wider school transport operation, and is intended to provide the required journey for the named school placement. The delivery locations are Ashford and London W5. Businesses relevant to this requirement include operators of small passenger vehicles, school transport providers and companies experienced in arranging or delivering individual SEND journeys for local authorities.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to School Run Ltd, an SME. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime, covering one lot. The award was made on 4 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its gross value is £2,711,571. The stated requirement was evaluated through the limited competition process; the published procurement information does not set out a separate quality or price weighting. The awarded service is active, and the tender itself is recorded as complete. Surrey County Council is the buying organisation.

This award shows Surrey County Council’s demand for dedicated, small-scale SEND school transport linking an individual pupil’s home area with a London school. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to organise reliable journeys for a named child, operate a suitable saloon car, and provide capacity for up to four passenger seats without relying on a personal assistant. Relevant strengths would include experience of education or local-authority transport, dependable safeguarding and passenger-care arrangements, and the operational ability to maintain a consistent cross-area journey. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused transport business rather than only by a large fleet operator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Insights School (W5) x 1 number of students No PA x1 Saloon (4 passenger seats) Location of students - x 1 Ashford TW15 Location of school - ,London,W5 2UA

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db3e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073700-2026
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
£2,711,571 £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

School Run Ltd

Further Information

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