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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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04 Sep 2026 at 15:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured specialist passenger transport for three pupils with special educational needs and disabilities travelling to Merrist Wood College in Worplesdon, Guildford. The service uses a medium-sized passenger vehicle and covers journeys from pickup areas in TW19 7RH, TW18 1EF and TW15 1UY to the college. The route involves different weekly timetables: one pupil travels Monday to Thursday, another Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and the third has a timetable to be confirmed. The service also accommodates early finishes by requiring pupils to wait until the last pupil on the route has finished. This is a local education transport service within Surrey’s client transport programme, classified as passenger transport services.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. Abbex Cars, an SME trading as Blue Star Cars, was selected as the supplier. The award was made on 4 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2027 and is valued at £32,933.57. The requirement was handled as a single lot. The procurement record describes the tender as complete and the contract as active. The available outcome information identifies the selected supplier and transport service, but does not set out separate quality or price weightings.

This award indicates demand for dependable, small-scale school and college transport for pupils with additional needs, using a medium-sized vehicle and supporting several different weekly schedules. A credible future competitor would need to organise recurring weekday journeys, accommodate routes involving multiple pupils, and manage timetable variations where one passenger’s schedule is not yet fixed. The requirement also calls for practical coordination around early college finishes, since passengers may need to remain with the route until the final pupil has completed the day. Operators with suitable vehicle capacity, reliable weekday availability and experience planning education-related passenger transport would be well placed. The award to an SME shows that the work can suit a focused local transport business rather than only a large fleet operator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND : This is 3 pupils in MPV medium to Merrist Wood college (Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PE) Note - 1 pupil is travelling Monday to Thursday (No Friday) - 1 Pupil is travelling Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - 1 pupil (i have not got the full timetable yet). - Note - i have already informed parents if students finish early will have to wait till last pupil on the route finishes. Pick up addresses - TW19 7RH, TW18 1EF, TW15 1UY To start Monday 7th Sept

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f28c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084011-2026
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
£32,933 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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

Abbex cars

Further Information

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