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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 13:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured client transport services for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) passengers travelling to Castle Garden School. The requirement covers one route serving four passengers in total: one passenger from Camberley, one from Lightwater and two from Brookwood. The specified vehicle is a medium multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), and the service is categorised as passenger transport. The work concerns transporting identified school passengers between their home locations and Castle Garden School, so relevant suppliers are specialist school, accessible or assisted passenger transport operators with suitable vehicles and drivers. The contracting authority is Surrey County Council, based in Reigate, and delivery is centred on the named Surrey locations and the school route.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Charleys taxis limited, a Birmingham-based small or medium-sized enterprise. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 16 August 2026 and runs from 17 August 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £111,753.57 gross. One supplier was awarded the single requirement for the Castle Garden School route. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome therefore records a concluded competition rather than a current opportunity to submit a tender. The contract title is Client Transport Services 2026–2034 – SEND, although the recorded contract period ends in July 2029.

This procurement demonstrates a defined requirement for regular SEND school transport on a small passenger route, with four passengers spread across Camberley, Lightwater and Brookwood. A credible competing supplier would need to provide and operate a medium MPV, plan dependable journeys across these locations, and support transport to Castle Garden School. Experience of transporting children or passengers with special educational needs and disabilities would be commercially relevant to this buyer’s requirement, as would reliable driver and vehicle management for a fixed school route. The selected supplier was an SME, indicating that this scale of council transport service can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a large transport group.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Castle Garden School 4 passengers in total: 1 passenger from Camberley 1 passenger from Lightwater 2 passengers from Brookwood Medium MPV required for this route

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e5a6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078132-2026
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
£111,753 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 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

Charleys taxis limited

Further Information

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