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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 15:04

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist transport services for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils attending Hopescourt School in Walton-on-Thames. The requirement covers transport for four students between the school and their locations in Stanwell and Staines-upon-Thames. The service requires one small MPV with five passenger seats and does not require a personal assistant. This is a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60000000. The work is focused on scheduled home-to-school and school-to-home journeys for a defined group of pupils, rather than general public transport or wider fleet operations. Suppliers would need to provide suitable vehicle-based transport serving Walton-on-Thames, Stanwell and Staines-upon-Thames, with the operational capability to support SEND passengers safely and reliably.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Surrey County Council selected County Cabs Limited, a Woking-based SME, for the single requirement. The contract was signed on 4 August 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £9,870,714 gross, including the recorded contract amount, in GBP. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement used the light-touch regime and a limited procurement method. The published evaluation information identifies the route as a limited competition; the supplied award records do not set out a separate weighting or scoring basis. This is a completed award, not an invitation to submit a bid.

This award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for dedicated SEND passenger transport from Surrey County Council, centred on school journeys between Walton-on-Thames, Stanwell and Staines-upon-Thames. A credible future competitor would need to operate a small MPV with at least five passenger seats and organise reliable, repeatable journeys for four pupils without relying on a personal assistant. Relevant strengths would include experience transporting children or other passengers with additional needs, robust safeguarding and driver-management arrangements, dependable scheduling, and the capacity to maintain consistent service over a school-term operating pattern. The buyer’s use of a below-threshold limited competition indicates that suppliers able to respond efficiently to a focused local requirement may be well placed when comparable SEND transport services return to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Hopescourt School,Waterside Drive,Walton-On-Thames,KT12 2FQ x4 students No PA x1 MPV Small (5 passenger seats) Location of school: Walton-On-Thames Location of students: Stanwell, Staines-Upon-Thames

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db7e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073790-2026
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
£9,870,714 £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
2 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

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