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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 14:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist home-to-school transport services for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), under the Client Transport Services 2026–2034 requirement. The awarded service covers Woodlands School and involves transporting two pupils, with one passenger assistant and one saloon car. The route connects Copthorne in Crawley with Leatherhead. The schedule has a specific pattern: the pupil travelling from Copthorne travels both ways on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and in the afternoon on Mondays and Wednesdays. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or construction contract. The buying organisation is Surrey County Council, a local authority, and the operational locations are Copthorne, Crawley, Leatherhead and Woodlands School.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. It used a limited procedure under the light-touch regime, with one lot. The contract was awarded to Forge Mobility Services Limited and signed on 6 August 2026. The active contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027, with a gross value of £4,138,714. The award covers transport services for the single lot and the evaluation was conducted through the limited competition route. The procurement is below the applicable threshold. The contract title is Client Transport Services 2026–2034–SEND, although the recorded contract period is the 2026–2027 school-year period. Surrey County Council is the buyer and Forge Mobility Services Limited is the selected supplier.

This procurement shows established local-authority demand for specialised SEND passenger transport on school routes, delivered through a below-threshold limited competition. A credible competitor for a future requirement from Surrey County Council would need to organise reliable transport for pupils between Copthorne, Crawley and Leatherhead, including the Woodlands School service. The requirement indicates a need to provide a saloon car, allocate a passenger assistant and manage transport for two pupils. Operational planning would need to accommodate different journeys on different weekdays: return travel on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and afternoon travel on Mondays and Wednesdays for the Copthorne pupil. Suppliers with suitable passenger-transport capacity, dependable scheduling and the ability to support individual SEND travel arrangements would be best placed to compete when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Woodlands School 2 x Pupils 1 x Passenger Assistant 1 x Saloon Car Copthorne, Crawley Leatherhead Please note the student from Copthorne (RH10 3XN) will only take transport Tuesday & Thursday both ways, as well as Mondays and Wednesday afternoons. Please ensure that your quotation for each day of the week reflects this schedule.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dde2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074784-2026
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
£4,138,714 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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

Forge Mobility Services Limited

Further Information

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