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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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25 Sep 2026 at 14:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured enhanced-needs taxi and MPV transport for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), for journeys requiring vehicles with one to eight passenger seats. The requirement is part of the council’s client transport services and covers passenger transport rather than vehicle supply. The buyer is Surrey County Council, based in Reigate. The published details do not identify specific routes, passenger numbers or delivery addresses, so the requirement should be understood as SEND transport services for the council rather than a defined route package.

The procurement is complete and awarded to Ladysafe and Sons Ltd, an Epsom-based small and medium-sized supplier. The contract is active and was signed on 25 September 2026. Its period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 July 2027, with a gross contract value of £27,321.43. The requirement was procured through a below-threshold limited competition. The procurement was organised as one lot for enhanced-needs taxi and MPV transport. The award records the transport service but gives no separate award criteria or evaluation weighting, so the basis on which bids were compared is not set out in the available process details.

The award demonstrates Surrey County Council’s demand for specialist passenger transport for children and young people with SEND, using taxis or MPVs seating up to eight passengers. A credible competitor for this buyer would need suitable vehicles and the operational capacity to provide enhanced-needs journeys reliably, as well as experience serving passengers with additional transport needs. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that this requirement was deliverable by a smaller transport business rather than necessarily requiring a large national fleet. The limited-competition route is relevant to suppliers tracking this council’s smaller, targeted transport procurements. For a future requirement of this kind, relevant strengths would include accessible, dependable local transport provision and the ability to meet the practical requirements of SEND passenger journeys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Notice Description

Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - Lot 2 Enhanced Needs Transport - Taxi/MPV (1-8 passenger seats) - SEND

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ab8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091057-2026
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
£27,321 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 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

Ladysafe and Sons Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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