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Client Transport Services 2026 - 2034 - SEND

Surrey County Council

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26 Oct 2026 at 11:26

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). The requirement covers vehicles with capacity for one to eight passengers and is identified as transport services. It is the first lot of the council’s wider Client Transport Services programme, titled 2026–2034. The service is for client journeys arranged by the council; the procurement data does not identify specific delivery towns or routes. The selected supplier, Abbex Cars, is based in Brentford. The buyer is Surrey County Council, a local authority serving Surrey. This requirement concerns passenger transport rather than vehicle purchase, fleet supply or general transport consultancy.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Surrey County Council used a below-threshold limited competition for one lot covering standard taxi/MPV SEND transport. The contract was awarded to Abbex Cars and signed on 26 October 2026. Its value is £15,679.29 including tax, and the contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement records do not state a separate award date or evaluation criteria, so the basis for selecting the supplier cannot be described. The contract relates to the transport service only; it does not indicate multiple awarded suppliers or lots. The wider programme title refers to 2026–2034, but the recorded contract period for this award is the shorter period stated above.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to provide taxi or MPV passenger transport suitable for SEND journeys, using vehicles with capacity for one to eight passengers. The award demonstrates that Surrey County Council buys this service through limited competition below the applicable threshold, and that a small transport operator can be selected for a defined service lot. Suppliers should be equipped to deliver dependable, appropriately managed passenger journeys for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The work is a relatively focused transport service rather than a large fleet or broad transport contract. Experience arranging and operating comparable passenger journeys would be relevant to competing when this specific council requirement returns to market.

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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-078ff0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100914-2026
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
£15,679 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 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

Abbex cars

Further Information

Notice Documents

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