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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 08:23

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council procured standard taxi and multi-purpose vehicle transport for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), using vehicles with capacity for one to eight passengers. The requirement is part of the council’s client transport services and covers passenger transport rather than vehicle supply. The named lot concerned standard transport by taxi or MPV. The buyer is Surrey County Council, based in Reigate. The service is associated with the council’s SEND transport provision; no specific collection points, destinations or delivery locations are identified in the process information.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to AK carz Ltd, a small and medium-sized enterprise. The council used a below-threshold limited competition. The award is recorded as active, and the contract was signed on 6 October 2026. The contract period runs from 7 October 2026 to 30 July 2027. Its value is £9,299.47 including VAT. The process covered one lot for standard taxi or MPV transport, with capacity for one to eight passengers. No award criteria or evaluation weighting is recorded in the available process details, so the basis used to select the supplier cannot be described further.

The award indicates that Surrey County Council buys SEND transport using standard taxis and MPVs, including vehicles able to carry between one and eight passengers. A supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement would need to provide suitable passenger vehicles and reliably deliver transport for children and young people with SEND. The selected provider was an SME, showing that a smaller transport operator was able to secure this individual contract. The scale of this contract was modest and limited to a single transport lot, so operators with capacity to service a defined, relatively small requirement may be relevant competitors. This is evidence of demand for this specific service from Surrey County Council, rather than a broader requirement for general passenger transport.

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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-078139
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094036-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£9,299 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
7 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 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

AK carz Ltd`

Further Information

Notice Documents

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