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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 09:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport for one student attending Chailey Heritage School in Lewes. The service is for a student travelling from Redhill and includes transport for the student plus one passenger assistant to support epilepsy care and administer emergency medication when required. The vehicle requirement is an accessible vehicle with eight passenger seats. This is a passenger transport service focused on special educational needs and disabilities, rather than general public transport or routine taxi work. The service connects Redhill with Chailey Heritage School, whose stated location is Lewes, BN8 4EF. The Council is the buying organisation and the requirement covers one service package.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Courtesy Cars Redhill Ltd, a small or medium-sized enterprise. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award was made on 10 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2029 and has a value of £189,180 including gross value in GBP. The award is active and the contract is active. The published procurement information identifies transport services as the classification and records one completed lot. The selection and evaluation basis is the limited competition route; no further award criteria are stated.

This requirement is most relevant to passenger transport operators that can provide accessible school transport for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities. A credible competitor would need an eight-seat accessible vehicle, reliable capability to carry a student between Redhill and Chailey Heritage School in Lewes, and a trained passenger assistant able to support a passenger with epilepsy and emergency medication requirements. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that this type of specialist service can be delivered by a smaller local operator rather than only by a national fleet business. Operators with accessible vehicles, dependable school-run scheduling, safeguarding capability and staff experienced in SEND transport would be well placed for comparable work from this Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Chailey Heritage x 1 students x1 PA for epilepsy with emergency medication x1 Access 8 (8 passenger seats) Location of students - Redhill Location of school - ,Lewes,BN8 4EF

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dfa7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075535-2026
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
£189,180 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
14 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

Courtesy Cars Redhill Ltd

Further Information

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