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London Borough of Sutton

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston

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14 Sep 2026 at 14:19

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Summary of the contracting process

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston commissioned transport services for the London Borough of Sutton. The procurement is categorised as transport services, covering the provision of transport rather than goods, construction or waste carriage. The buying organisation is the local authority partnership of Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston, based in Kingston upon Thames. The awarded supplier, Sherwood Cars Ltd, is a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Raynes Park. The available scope is broad: the published description identifies the buyer and transport services but does not set out specific passenger groups, vehicle types, routes or operating requirements. This is therefore most relevant to transport operators and car or passenger-transport businesses able to deliver services for a local authority in the Sutton area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. The tender used one lot, which is recorded as cancelled, while the associated award and contract are active. Sherwood Cars Ltd was awarded the contract on 14 September 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The awarded contract value is £33,354. Twenty bids were recorded for the lot. Evaluation was entirely price-based: price carried 100% of the award basis, while listed quality areas included attributes, client review, features, capability, qualifications and a custom metric, each recorded with zero weighting. The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. No contract duration is stated in the available procurement details.

This award demonstrates a local-authority requirement for transport services in the Sutton area and shows that an SME transport operator secured the work. It is commercially relevant to businesses that provide passenger or other local transport services and can work with public-sector purchasing arrangements. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the capability and qualifications expected in the tender, provide suitable service features and attributes, and offer evidence that can withstand client review. Because price carried the full stated evaluation weighting, cost control and the ability to submit a competitive, clearly structured price would be central to competing for a similar requirement. The recorded competition, with 20 bids, also indicates that transport suppliers may need a disciplined tender response as well as operational capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Borough of Sutton

Notice Description

London Borough of Sutton

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f940
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086912-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
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
£33,354 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 1EU
Postcode Area
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
TLG13 Warwickshire CC
Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Sherwood Cars Ltd

Further Information

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