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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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15 Oct 2026 at 09:46

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), for journeys requiring vehicles with between one and eight passenger seats. The service falls within passenger transport services. The requirement is for individual client transport rather than a broader transport network, and the stated scope is one standard-transport lot. The buyer is Surrey County Council, based in Reigate. The contracting data does not identify the delivery locations, so the service cannot be tied to a particular town or route from the available scope.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to XP Cars Limited trading as Express Cars. The contract was signed on 15 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 30 July 2027. Its value is £13,997.14 including gross value, in GBP. The process used limited competition below the applicable threshold and concerned one lot for standard taxi/MPV SEND transport. The award is recorded as active, and the contract is active. No evaluation criteria are set out in the published contracting data, so the basis on which competing offers were compared cannot be described.

For suppliers considering similar SEND transport work for Surrey County Council, this award demonstrates demand for standard taxi and MPV journeys using vehicles with capacity for one to eight passengers. A credible competitor would need to provide this kind of client transport and demonstrate the operational ability to deliver journeys for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The route used was limited competition below threshold, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be prepared to compete through a restricted process rather than assume an open tender. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that this requirement was delivered by a smaller business. This is a focused transport requirement, not evidence of a need for larger buses or a general passenger transport network.

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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-078825
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097294-2026
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
£13,997 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 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

XP Cars Limited T/AS Express Cars

Further Information

Notice Documents

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