--- title: "Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "East Sussex County Council" published: "2026-09-06" --- # Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant Buyer: East Sussex County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7.json) ## Summary East Sussex County Council procured a passenger transport service for a school journey using a saloon taxi or other vehicle carrying up to eight passengers. The service includes a passenger assistant and operates from TN5 7FE to Ticehurst and Flimwell, TN5 7DH. Journeys are required on school days from Monday to Friday, during the daily school timetable of 08:50 to 15:15. The procurement is classified as transport services, covering the movement of passengers rather than goods or waste. The work is delivered in East Sussex and is relevant to licensed taxi, private hire and small passenger transport operators able to provide school transport with an accompanying passenger assistant. The procurement has been completed through a selective restricted procedure above threshold. Bids were due by 4 September 2026 at 11:00, and the contract was awarded on 4 September 2026 to Southern Travel Solutions Ltd. The awarded value is £125,179. The contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The requirement was evaluated as a service procurement for passenger transport, with the selected supplier appointed for the specified school route and passenger assistant provision. The tender was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The published outcome records one active award to Southern Travel Solutions Ltd; the procurement itself is marked complete. For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates sustained local demand for scheduled school transport combining a small passenger vehicle with a passenger assistant. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need suitable saloon taxi or MPV capacity, the operational ability to run the same route reliably on every weekday of the school timetable, and personnel able to provide the required passenger assistance. Experience of school passenger transport, dependable daily scheduling and safe management of journeys involving children would strengthen a bid, alongside the capacity to maintain service over a multi-year arrangement. The opportunity is explicitly suitable for SMEs, so a local or regional operator with appropriate vehicles, trained staff and sufficient resilience could be well placed to compete when this requirement next returns to market. ## Notice Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: PA required Proposed Taxi Route: From: TN5 7FE To: Ticehurst and Flimwell, TN5 7DH Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: Mon-Fri - 08:50-15:15 Comments for Operator: PA required 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/64f3f764-9aae-4773-a766-7551fd636c46 | | 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 | 6 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 4 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 4 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £125,179 | | 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 | Southern Travel Solutions Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 6 Sep 2026 at 16:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64f3f764-9aae-4773-a766-7551fd636c46 - 2 Sep 2026 at 16:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1c04601-8a71-4675-b3d5-e579003180df ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64f3f764-9aae-4773-a766-7551fd636c46 6th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d1c04601-8a71-4675-b3d5-e579003180df 2nd September 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-c807205b-b095-4dad-80ed-5eb64a2885e7. 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