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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 20:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured client transport services for a route into Philip Southcote school for eight pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The service uses a vehicle with capacity for 9 to 16 passengers, and the requirement states that no equipment is needed. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or equipment contract. The contracting authority is Surrey County Council, a public authority based in Reigate. The named destination is Philip Southcote school; the procurement does not identify any wider delivery area. The requirement sits within the council’s education and assisted transport activity and is relevant to operators providing pupil or client transport with suitable vehicles and the capacity to run a dedicated school route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to GALAXY CARS, an SME based in Woking. The contract was signed on 4 August 2026 and is active, running from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £11,483,571 including gross value, in GBP. The award covers transport services for the single route and lot. The procedure was conducted under the light-touch regime using a limited procurement method. Surrey County Council selected GALAXY CARS as the supplier. The published outcome records the contract as active rather than cancelled or terminated, so this is an awarded requirement rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

This procurement is useful market evidence for operators that provide specialist pupil or client transport for local authorities. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to provide a 9 to 16-seater vehicle, transport eight pupils on a school route, and organise reliable day-to-day passenger services for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The buyer used a below-threshold limited competition and selected an SME, indicating that this type of work can suit smaller transport businesses as well as larger providers. Operators with practical school-route planning, appropriate passenger transport capacity and experience working to council service requirements would be best placed to compete when a comparable requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : This is a route into Philip Southcote school for 8 pupils in a 9-16 seater vehicle - No equipment needed

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073916-2026
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
£11,483,571 £10M-£100M

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

GALAXY CARS

Further Information

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