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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 13:54

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport services for three students attending Carrington School and Woodfield at Carrington. The requirement concerns transport for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), between student locations in Horley and Redhill and the school in Redhill. The service requires one vehicle with eight passenger seats, with no personal assistant specified. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or construction contract. The delivery area is focused on Surrey, particularly Horley and Redhill. The requirement was organised as a single service covering the identified students, school journey and vehicle capacity.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Falcon Transport Ltd. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. 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 2029. Its value is £9,424,000 including gross value, in GBP. The tender had one completed lot, covering the client transport service for Carrington School and Woodfield at Carrington. The successful supplier is Falcon Transport Ltd. The available outcome shows an active award and active contract, so this is an awarded requirement rather than an opportunity for new bids.

This procurement shows substantial, sustained demand from Surrey County Council for dedicated SEND school transport between named communities and schools. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable passenger transport for pupils, operate an eight-seat vehicle, and plan journeys serving Horley and Redhill with Redhill school access. Experience transporting children or young people with SEND would be commercially relevant, particularly where safe, consistent school-day journeys and dependable vehicle availability are required. The winning supplier is a large transport business, indicating that capacity, operational resilience and the ability to maintain service over an extended school-term contract are important competitive signals. Operators with suitable vehicles, local route knowledge and established safeguarding-focused transport procedures would be well placed to assess similar Surrey requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Carrington School & Woodfield at Carrington x 3 students No PA x1 Access 8 (8 passenger seats) Location of students - x 2 Horley, x 1 Redhill Location of school - Redhill RH1

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db49
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073713-2026
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
£9,424,000 £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 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

Falcon Transport Ltd

Further Information

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