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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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14 Aug 2026 at 15:51

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured client transport services for five passengers with special educational needs and disabilities travelling to Gosden House. The service covers a route from Leatherhead to Guildford and requires a large MPV with leather seating and a passenger assistant. The passenger assistant must be trained to administer emergency medication for epilepsy. This is a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60000000. The work is associated with Surrey County Council’s SEND transport provision and is delivered along the specified Leatherhead–Guildford journey, serving passengers travelling into Gosden House. The requirement is for a dedicated transport operation combining vehicle provision, passenger assistance and appropriate support for medical needs.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to uk car service, a Woking-based supplier. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award was made on 14 August 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £126,818.57 including VAT. One lot covered the complete requirement, and the award is for transport services. The published outcome identifies uk car service as the selected supplier. The procurement’s evaluation basis was the limited-competition process; the available outcome information does not set out separate quality or price weightings.

This requirement is suited to passenger transport operators able to provide a large MPV, manage a regular school-related journey between Leatherhead and Guildford, and safely carry five SEND passengers. Credible suppliers would need dependable vehicle availability, suitable passenger transport operating arrangements and the capacity to provide a trained passenger assistant throughout the service. The medical-support element is important: the assigned assistant must be competent to administer emergency epilepsy medication, so suppliers should have robust staff training, safeguarding and incident procedures. The award to a small Woking-based operator shows that this scale of SEND transport can be delivered by an SME with local coverage, rather than requiring a large national fleet. Experience supporting vulnerable passengers would strengthen a future response.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : 5 Passengers travelling into Gosden House with Passenger Assistant, Large MPV, Leatherhead to Guildford PA will need to be trained to administer emergency medication for epilepsy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4f3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077811-2026
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
£126,818 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2028 1-2 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

uk car service

Further Information

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