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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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13 Aug 2026 at 16:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured client transport services for Aurora Poppyfield School’s special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) provision. The requirement covers transport for two pupils, using a saloon vehicle, with pupils living in the GU16 and GU22 postcode areas. The work is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or construction project. The contracting authority is Surrey County Council, with the service associated with the school and pupil journeys in the specified postcode areas. This is a small, focused transport requirement suited to operators able to provide reliable, appropriate journeys for children with SEND, using a saloon car and covering the relevant parts of Surrey and nearby areas.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Surrey County Council selected Woking Cars, an SME, on 13 August 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and is active. It runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The contract value is £83,600 gross, including any applicable taxes. The requirement was treated as a light-touch services procurement and relates to one completed lot. The service was evaluated through the limited competition route; the published process information identifies the transport requirement and the selected supplier, but does not set out a separate weighted evaluation breakdown.

This award shows a recurring, tightly specified requirement for specialist pupil transport: two SEND pupils, a saloon vehicle and journeys serving the GU16 and GU22 areas for Aurora Poppyfield School. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need dependable passenger transport operations, suitable saloon-car capacity, strong safeguarding and safeguarding-aware driver practices, and the ability to provide consistent journeys for children with additional needs. Local knowledge and reliable coverage of the relevant postcode areas would be important, as would the operational resilience to maintain service over the school year. The award to an SME indicates that a smaller transport operator can satisfy this kind of focused council requirement through a limited-competition procurement route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Aurora Poppyfield School x 2 pupils x saloon vehicle Pupils live in the following postcode areas: GU16 and GU22

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e3df
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077362-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£83,600 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 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

woking cars

Further Information

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