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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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18 Sep 2026 at 10:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured passenger transport services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The requirement covers standard transport using taxis or multi-purpose vehicles carrying between one and eight passengers. The service is intended to provide client transport arranged by the council, with journeys delivered in Surrey. This is a transport service rather than a vehicle supply, construction or general logistics contract. The relevant service classification is CPV 60000000, transport services excluding waste transport. The buyer is Surrey County Council, a local public authority. The procurement concerned one service requirement under the council’s Client Transport Services programme.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. Surrey County Council selected Surrey Auto Travel, an SME, as the supplier. The award was made on 18 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 21 September 2026 to 20 September 2027. Its value is £128.43 including tax, and the procurement was below the applicable threshold. The tender used a light-touch regime and covered one lot for standard SEND taxi or MPV transport. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active; no separate evaluation weighting or scoring basis is stated.

This outcome shows that Surrey County Council uses a local, below-threshold limited-competition route for relatively small-scale SEND passenger transport requirements. A credible future competitor would need to provide taxi or MPV transport for groups of up to eight passengers, operate reliably across Surrey, and understand the practical needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The selected supplier’s SME status indicates that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller transport business rather than only by a national operator. Relevant preparation would include maintaining suitable vehicles, dependable driver and scheduling capacity, and experience delivering sensitive, routine passenger journeys for a public-sector client.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Lot 1 Standard Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07750f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088501-2026
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
£128 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
21 Sep 2026 - 21 Sep 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

surrey auto travel

Further Information

Notice Documents

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