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title: "WSCC Route 65012 Lancing to Herons Dale School - 4 seats, 1 PA"
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# WSCC Route 65012 Lancing to Herons Dale School - 4 seats, 1 PA

Buyer: West Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-40b67abe-a3e1-4290-b3bb-b546afcfd592

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## Summary

West Sussex County Council commissioned a home-to-school taxi service for four passengers, with one passenger assistant, on Route 65012 between Lancing and Herons Dale School. The work is passenger transport for a school journey, rather than general taxi provision. The route is associated with West Sussex; the procurement data also gives Chichester as the council’s address. The requirement is defined around a single school route, four seats and an accompanying assistant. It is a service contract and was awarded to a small business, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by an SME-sized operator.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to TAXILINK on 25 August 2026. The award value is £33,281.16. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The council used a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender’s estimated value was also £33,281.16, and the submission deadline was 18 August 2026. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It covered one route, with no separate lot awards reported. The stated requirement was four passenger seats and one passenger assistant; the available award information does not describe a separate evaluation weighting or additional eligibility conditions.

This award demonstrates demand from West Sussex County Council for a defined school transport route linking Lancing with Herons Dale School, including capacity for four passengers and a passenger assistant. A credible competitor when this requirement returns to market would need to provide suitable vehicles and dependable, appropriately staffed school journeys on a fixed route. The selected supplier was an SME, showing that a business of that scale has delivered this type of council requirement. The route was procured as a call-off through a dynamic purchasing system, so suppliers seeking similar work from this buyer would need to be positioned to compete through that route and meet the passenger and assistant requirements. No particular vehicle specification, accreditation or experience threshold is established by the award information.

## Notice

WSCC Route 65012 Lancing to Herons Dale School - 4 seats, 1 PA

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71ed02-d750-4ffa-b3d3-c0f0d9c7082a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £33,281 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,281 |
| 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 | West Sussex County Council |
| Locality | CHICHESTER |
| Postcode area | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO19 1RQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Chichester |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chichester |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TAXILINK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 16:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71ed02-d750-4ffa-b3d3-c0f0d9c7082a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f71ed02-d750-4ffa-b3d3-c0f0d9c7082a
  15th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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