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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 17:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist transport services for one student with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement covers a solo journey for one student accompanied by one personal assistant, using a saloon car with four passenger seats. The service connects the student’s location in Cobham with Hopescourt School on Waterside Drive in Walton-on-Thames. This is a passenger transport service rather than a general school transport framework, with the vehicle and staffing requirement defined around an individual learner. The buying organisation is Surrey County Council, a sub-central public authority. The work is therefore relevant to taxi operators, private-hire companies and other passenger transport providers able to deliver supported, individual school journeys between Cobham and Walton-on-Thames.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. County Cabs Limited was awarded the single lot on 4 August 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and has an awarded value of £8,725,000 gross. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028, and the contract is active. The recorded procurement category is transport services, excluding waste transport. The requirement was treated as one lot and the award relates to the full individual SEND transport service. The published outcome identifies County Cabs Limited as the selected supplier. The process used limited competition rather than an open procedure, so future suppliers would need to understand the buyer’s route for below-threshold procurements.

This award shows that Surrey County Council buys substantial, structured SEND passenger transport from a private operator, including dedicated solo journeys with a personal assistant and a specified saloon vehicle. A credible competitor would need reliable passenger transport operations, access to suitable four-seat saloon cars, and the staffing and scheduling capacity to provide consistent school travel for an individual learner. Experience transporting children or young people with special educational needs would be directly relevant to this requirement, as would the ability to coordinate journeys between student homes and schools in Surrey. County Cabs Limited is recorded as an SME, indicating that a business of that scale has been accepted for this type of council requirement. Suppliers should also be prepared to compete through a limited, below-threshold route rather than relying on open tendering.

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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 x1 student on an agreed solo x1 PA x1 Saloon (4 passenger seats) Location of school: Walton-On-Thames Location of student: Cobham

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbc0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073895-2026
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
£8,725,000 £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
2 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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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