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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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21 Aug 2026 at 09:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport services for a SEND placement. The requirement covers one student travelling between Horley and Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School in Horsham, with one passenger assistant required. The student has epilepsy but does not require emergency medication. The vehicle must provide eight passenger seats, indicating a need for suitable accessible or otherwise appropriate passenger transport and safe support for a child with additional needs. The service is classified as transport services, excluding waste transport. The work is delivered on the journey between Horley (RH6) and the school in Horsham (RH13), for Surrey County Council as the buying organisation. The selected provider is Forge Mobility Services Limited, based in Horsham.

This procurement has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The tender is complete and one supplier was selected: Forge Mobility Services Limited. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026 and is active from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Its value is £158,840 gross, including the full stated contract value, and it is below the applicable threshold. The requirement was arranged as a single lot. The award covers the transport service for the SEND school journey described. The published information identifies the limited-competition route and the service category, but does not set out separate scored evaluation criteria or a further award rationale.

This requirement shows demand for a specialist school transport operator able to provide safe, reliable journeys for children with special educational needs between Horley and Horsham. A credible future competitor would need suitable vehicles with capacity for eight passengers, and the ability to accommodate a passenger assistant supporting one student. Operational capability should include careful handling of a passenger with epilepsy, even where emergency medication is not required, together with dependable school-run scheduling and route management. Providers based in or able to serve the Surrey and West Sussex area may be well placed because the journey links Horley with a school in Horsham. The awarded supplier’s large-business classification also indicates that comparable work can be delivered at an established operational scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : School - Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee x 1 students x1 PA - epilepsy no emergency medication x1 Access 8 (8 passenger seats) Location of students - Horley RH6 Location of school - Horsham RH13

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e93e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079752-2026
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
Large

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
£158,840 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days 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

Forge Mobility Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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