--- title: "Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "East Sussex County Council" published: "2026-10-26" --- # Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Buyer: East Sussex County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8.json) ## Summary East Sussex County Council procured a weekday school taxi service using a saloon car for a route from TN31 6AE to ESA Hailsham, BN27 3NW. The journey is scheduled around school time, between 14:00 and 15:00, Monday to Friday. The route was to be trialled without a passenger assistant. This is local passenger transport work for a small vehicle, rather than a general vehicle hire requirement. The buyer is East Sussex County Council, based in Lewes, and the service is delivered between the specified pickup postcode and the school destination in Hailsham. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Acar Taxi Ltd. The award was made on 26 October 2026, with a value of £107,250. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2029. The council used a restricted procedure, with the tender described as above threshold. The service was procured as a single school transport route; the award covers the weekday saloon-car journey without a passenger assistant. The submission deadline was 26 October 2026. The published procurement information does not state evaluation weightings or detailed selection requirements, so the stated outcome is the main available indication of how the council appointed its supplier. For a future requirement of this kind, a credible operator would need to provide dependable weekday school transport in a saloon car, serving the route between TN31 6AE and the school in Hailsham at the required afternoon school-time window. The awarded route was to operate without a passenger assistant, so the buyer’s requirement here did not include that staffing role. The award shows that East Sussex County Council contracts for an individual, defined school journey rather than only large-scale transport packages. Taxi operators able to cover this geography and timetable, maintain suitable vehicles and deliver consistent school-run service are the closest fit. Small and medium-sized businesses were identified as suitable for this procurement, making a local operator with capacity for the recurring weekday journey a relevant competitor.」} അറിയിച്ചു} 优博 daşaryેણNdzi Sorry ensure JSON exact and prose no unsupported ## Notice Tender details: Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: No Proposed Taxi Route: From: TN31 6AE To: ESA Hailsham BN27 3NW Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: 1400-1500 Comments for Operator: The route will be trialled without a PA. 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/07486ad5-68e5-4672-a5c7-69dd735a086c | | 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 | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 26 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 26 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 26 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £107,250 | | 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 | Acar Taxi Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 26 Oct 2026 at 09:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07486ad5-68e5-4672-a5c7-69dd735a086c - 22 Oct 2026 at 12:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1112e6-2d83-4c86-8d1e-8de39cc62ea7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07486ad5-68e5-4672-a5c7-69dd735a086c 26th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e1112e6-2d83-4c86-8d1e-8de39cc62ea7 22nd 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-b5fd17-6a7fc438-e515-4dfc-a788-0d37b3b22cb8. 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