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title: "WSCC Route 7400 Crawley to Bensham Manor School - 4 seats, no PA"
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# WSCC Route 7400 Crawley to Bensham Manor School - 4 seats, no PA

Buyer: West Sussex County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-79acfed3-215e-4855-86b4-893026d54838

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## Summary

West Sussex County Council procured a passenger transport service for Route 7400, carrying pupils from Crawley to Bensham Manor School. The requirement is for a four-seat taxi vehicle and does not include a passenger assistant. This is a services contract for taxi services, delivered along the specified route between Crawley and Bensham Manor School. The council is based in Chichester and is the organisation buying and managing the service. The requirement is therefore suited to operators able to provide reliable school-route transport, with a vehicle offering four passenger seats and the operational capacity to run the route without a passenger assistant. The procurement is specifically for transport services rather than vehicle supply, education provision or general facilities management.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a selective procedure using a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The award was made to STAR CARS GATWICK LTD on 30 July 2026 for £33,644.92 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 6 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 23 July 2026 at 12:00. West Sussex County Council identified the opportunity as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award is active, and the selected supplier is STAR CARS GATWICK LTD. Evaluation was conducted through the dynamic purchasing system call-off process for the specified Route 7400 taxi service, covering four seats without a passenger assistant.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement from West Sussex County Council for contracted school transport between Crawley and Bensham Manor School. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be small or medium-sized taxi and private-hire operators able to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and dependable scheduled route operation. Credibility would depend on demonstrating practical capacity to deliver the full route consistently without a passenger assistant, together with the ability to work through the council’s dynamic purchasing system call-off route. Operators with experience of school or assisted passenger transport, robust scheduling and vehicle availability would be better placed to meet the council’s operational expectations when a comparable requirement returns to market.

## Notice

WSCC Route 7400 Crawley to Bensham Manor School - 4 seats, no PA

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38758ec1-0e06-43a5-9f35-683db56ed016 |
| 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 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £33,644 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £33,644 |
| 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 | STAR CARS GATWICK LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60120000 - Taxi services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 17:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38758ec1-0e06-43a5-9f35-683db56ed016

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/38758ec1-0e06-43a5-9f35-683db56ed016
  10th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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