--- title: "Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "East Sussex County Council" published: "2026-10-21" --- # Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Buyer: East Sussex County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43.json) ## Summary East Sussex County Council procured a weekday taxi service using a saloon car to transport passengers from BN10 8DS to Ropemakers Academy. The journey is scheduled around the school day, from 08:30 to 14:30, Monday to Friday. The requirement is for a taxi or multi-purpose vehicle with one to eight seats; the specified vehicle type is a saloon. No passenger assistant is required. This is passenger transport for a school route, rather than a general taxi provision. East Sussex County Council is based in Lewes, and the route begins at the BN10 8DS postcode and ends at Ropemakers Academy. The procurement is complete and has been awarded to sprint airport transfers. The award was made on 21 October 2026, for £89,280. The contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. East Sussex County Council used a restricted procedure, with shortlisted suppliers invited to compete. The original submission deadline was 21 October 2026. This was a single school transport requirement, with no division into lots recorded. The tender was classified as a services procurement, and small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to take part. The award is active; the supplier selected was sprint airport transfers, an SME. No evaluation criteria or weighting are included in the process details. This award shows demand from East Sussex County Council for a recurring, weekday school taxi route using a saloon, with one to eight seats and no passenger assistant. Suppliers best placed to compete when this specific requirement returns will be able to provide dependable, scheduled passenger transport throughout the school day and cover the route between BN10 8DS and Ropemakers Academy. The selected provider is an SME, demonstrating that a smaller transport business can deliver this scale of requirement. Credibility will depend on having a suitable vehicle and the operational capacity to meet the repeated Monday-to-Friday journey pattern. The restricted procedure means competitors should be prepared to meet the buyer’s participation requirements and respond to an invitation to compete; the published process does not identify additional technical qualifications or evaluation weightings. ## Notice Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: No Proposed Taxi Route: From: BN10 8DS To: Ropemakers Academy Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: 08:30 - 14:30 This opportunity has been distributed on SProc.net ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba3843ce-1517-49da-a337-64556e7e61e1 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 26 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £89,280 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | East Sussex County Council | | Locality | LEWES | | Postcode area | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 1UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Priory | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | sprint airport transfers | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Oct 2026 at 11:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba3843ce-1517-49da-a337-64556e7e61e1 - 19 Oct 2026 at 09:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334c17fd-971d-40d1-b235-330a35cd68bf ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ba3843ce-1517-49da-a337-64556e7e61e1 21st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/334c17fd-971d-40d1-b235-330a35cd68bf 19th October 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.sproc.net ## Notice URLs - http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-247b2172-196d-4f24-8528-ab0c7e563f43. 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