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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 15:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist school transport for one child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The service covers travel between the student’s location in Esher and Imperial Oak School, 11–13 London Street, Chertsey. The requirement is for one student on route S231A/26, with a stated distance of 17.60 miles. It includes a personal assistant to support behaviour, with that arrangement subject to review after one year. This is a passenger transport service rather than vehicle supply, school facilities work or general education provision. The buyer is Surrey County Council, a local public authority. The relevant service category is transport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The delivery locations are Esher and Chertsey in Surrey.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It used a limited procedure and was treated as a light-touch service. There was one completed lot covering the Imperial Oak School route. The contract was signed and awarded to Sonic Carz, an SME, on 27 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Its value is £79,885.71 including tax. The selected supplier is responsible for the single SEND transport requirement and the associated behaviour-support personal assistant arrangement. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the available outcome identifies the successful supplier but does not set out separate quality or price weightings.

This requirement demonstrates a buyer’s need for dependable, specialist transport for an individual SEND pupil, including support for behaviour during the journey. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would have suitable passenger vehicles, appropriately trained drivers and the ability to provide a consistent service for a single student travelling between Esher and a school in Chertsey. Credibility would also depend on arranging a suitable personal assistant or equivalent trained passenger-support resource, managing safeguarding and SEND-related needs, and maintaining reliable daily route coverage over the school service period. Local knowledge of Surrey roads and the capacity to operate a 17.60-mile route would be relevant. A small transport operator can compete for this scale of requirement, provided it can evidence safe, resilient and child-centred delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : Lot 2 School name: Imperial Oak School - Surrey Number of Student: 1 PA for behaviour - 1 year to be reviewed School location : Imperial Oak School - Surrey, 11-13 London Street, Chertsey, KT16 8AP Location of student: Esher, KT10 8AU Route Reference: S231A/26 Mileage: 17.60

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edc5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081844-2026
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
£79,885 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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

Sonic Carz

Further Information

Notice Documents

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