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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 15:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) pupils travelling between homes and The Mead Infant School and Auriol Junior School. The requirement covered three students, with no personal assistant, using one saloon car with four passenger seats. The students are located in Epsom, and the schools are in Epsom at KT19 0PJ and KT19 0QG. The service falls within transport services, excluding waste transport. This is a local, route-specific passenger transport requirement focused on safely and consistently taking a small number of children to and from school. The purchasing organisation is Surrey County Council, a local public authority serving Surrey.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to XPERT CARS. It 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 active contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £4,608,407, including gross value, for the single requirement. The tender and its one lot are recorded as complete. The award covers the full transport service for the identified students and schools. The selected supplier is an SME. The published outcome records the procurement as a service contract rather than a goods or works requirement.

This award is useful market evidence for operators providing specialist school transport in Surrey, particularly businesses able to serve Epsom-based school routes for SEND pupils. A credible competitor would need access to a saloon vehicle with at least four passenger seats and the capacity to transport three students without a personal assistant. The requirement demonstrates demand for a dedicated, small-scale passenger transport arrangement rather than a large fleet or general haulage service. XPERT CARS, an SME, secured the award, showing that a smaller local operator can meet this type of council requirement. Relevant businesses should be able to plan consistent journeys between pupils’ homes and named schools and operate within the council’s limited-competition procurement route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - The Mead Infant School and Auriol Junior School x 3 number of students No PA x1 Saloon (4 passenger seats) Location of students x 3 Epsom Location of school - x1 Epsom KT19 0PJ & x 1 Epsom KT19 0QG

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06db81
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073794-2026
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
£4,608,407 £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 2028 1-2 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

XPERT CARS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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