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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 13:28

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Surrey County Council commissioned enhanced-needs transport for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The service uses taxis or multi-purpose vehicles with capacity for one to eight passengers, accompanied by a passenger assistant. It is a passenger transport service, rather than a vehicle supply contract. The requirement is identified as Lot 2 of the council’s client transport programme. The procurement data does not identify particular routes, pickup points or delivery locations, so the defined scope is the transport service and passenger-assistant provision for SEND journeys.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition. STL was selected and the contract was signed on 12 October 2026. The contract runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 July 2027 and is valued at £36,375 including VAT. The published procurement information does not set out an evaluation weighting or selection criteria, and gives no further lot-level terms. The contract covers enhanced-needs taxi or MPV transport, with a passenger assistant, for one to eight passengers. This was a single awarded lot; STL is the named supplier.

For suppliers assessing similar future work from Surrey County Council, this award demonstrates demand for SEND passenger transport using taxis or MPVs, with passenger assistants included in delivery. Credible competitors would need to provide vehicles suited to journeys carrying between one and eight passengers and arrange appropriate passenger-assistant cover. The requirement is focused on enhanced-needs transport rather than general passenger services, so relevant experience supporting children and young people with SEND would help demonstrate fit. The limited-competition route used for this below-threshold contract is also relevant to understanding how the council procured this requirement. The award provides a concrete example of the council buying a defined, relatively small-scale transport service through a named supplier.

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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) with PA - SEND

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07859f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096080-2026
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
Large

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
£36,375 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
13 Oct 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

STL

Further Information

Notice Documents

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