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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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07 Aug 2026 at 14:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport services for a single student with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement is one saloon car with four passenger seats, carrying one student from Banstead to Oak Lodge School in London, SW12. The student travels with their own medically trained personal assistant, who remains at the school and returns home with the student; no additional personal assistant is required from the transport provider. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply requirement. The buyer is Surrey County Council, a local public authority, and the service is associated with travel between Surrey and south-west London.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to XPERT CARS, an SME. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award was made on 7 August 2026, with a contract value of £103,588 including gross value, in GBP. The contract was signed on 7 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. It covers one completed lot for transport services. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition process. The award is active and the contract is active, so this is an awarded opportunity rather than a current invitation to submit a bid.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for reliable, individualised SEND school transport between Banstead and Oak Lodge School in south-west London. A credible future competitor would need to provide a suitable four-passenger saloon, dependable daily journey planning and safe transport for a child with additional needs. The operating model requires the driver or transport provider to work alongside a medically trained personal assistant supplied by the family or school, rather than providing its own passenger assistant. Relevant strengths include experience with school or SEND transport, safeguarding-focused procedures, dependable attendance, appropriate vehicle standards and the capacity to manage a cross-boundary route between Surrey and London. An SME has been awarded this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Oak Lodge School x 1 students No PA - PLEASE NOTE this student travels with their own medically trained PA who remains in school and returns home with them x1 Saloon (4 passenger seats) Location of students - Banstead Location of school - London,SW12

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06df4d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075375-2026
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
£103,588 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 weeks ago
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

XPERT CARS

Further Information

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