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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 09:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured school transport services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement covers journeys for two students living in Cranleigh to Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School and Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee College in Horsham. The service requires one large multi-purpose vehicle with eight passenger seats and does not include a personal assistant. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply contract, with delivery centred on the Cranleigh-to-Horsham routes. The named procurement category is transport services, excluding waste transport. Surrey County Council is the public-sector buyer, based in Reigate, Surrey.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. A single contract was awarded to RAO TRAVELS LTD, of Crawley, with an active award and active contract. The award was made on 5 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 £10,640,000 gross, in GBP. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the published information identifies the transport service scope and the selected supplier, but does not set out detailed scoring criteria.

This award shows a substantial, defined demand from Surrey County Council for dedicated SEND school transport between Cranleigh and Horsham. Competitors seeking similar work would need to operate a large MPV with eight passenger seats and be able to provide reliable school journeys for two SEND students without a personal assistant. Local or regional passenger transport operators with suitable vehicles, driver capacity and practical knowledge of school and SEND transport would be closely aligned to the requirement. The existing award also indicates that the council uses below-threshold limited competitions for this type of service, so suppliers should be prepared to respond efficiently to focused, route-specific competitions and demonstrate dependable delivery on comparable education transport work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee & Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee College x 2 students No PA x1 MPV Large (8 passenger seats) Location of students - x 2 Cranleigh Location of school - Horsham,RH13 5NW & ,Horsham,RH12 2DN

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dbea
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073981-2026
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
£10,640,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 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

RAO TRAVELS LTD

Further Information

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