--- title: "Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "East Sussex County Council" published: "2026-10-05" --- # Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Buyer: East Sussex County Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869.json) ## Summary East Sussex County Council is procuring a weekday school taxi service using a saloon vehicle for a passenger travelling from TN37 7TH to Mount Camphill, TN5 6PT. The journey is required Monday to Friday, during the school day, 09:00 to 16:30. The vehicle must have a large boot to carry a walker each day or a folding wheelchair when needed. No passenger assistant is required. This is passenger transport work for a single described route, rather than a general taxi fleet requirement. Delivery is in East Sussex, between the stated starting postcode and Mount Camphill. The council invited offers through a restricted procedure. The tender deadline was 8 October 2026 at 14:00. The planned contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. The published procurement does not state a contract value or explain how bids will be evaluated. It describes one route and does not divide the requirement into lots. Small and medium-sized enterprises are identified as suitable to compete. The route, weekday frequency, school-day operating hours and vehicle requirements define the service to be offered. The dates are those set for the procurement and intended contract period; they do not indicate whether the opportunity can still be pursued. This requirement is suited to taxi operators able to provide a saloon vehicle for regular weekday school journeys between the stated locations. Operators need sufficient boot capacity for a walker on routine journeys and the flexibility to carry a folding wheelchair when required. The service operates within school-day hours and requires consistent weekday coverage. The procurement explicitly identifies small and medium-sized businesses as suitable, so a local or regional operator with an appropriate vehicle and capacity for the scheduled route may be well placed. No passenger assistant is required, and the specified vehicle type is a saloon. The contract covers a continuing service over multiple school years, making dependable vehicle availability and the ability to maintain the route important commercial considerations. ## Notice Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: No Proposed Taxi Route: From: TN37 7TH To: Mount Camphill, TN5 6PT Frequency: Monday to Friday Daily School Time: Mon- Fri 09:00-16:30 Comments for Operator: Large boot space required to transport walker daily or folding wheelchair if needed. 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/e3b963db-6268-4736-993c-510b04d72f50 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 8 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 5 Oct 2026 at 13:30 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3b963db-6268-4736-993c-510b04d72f50 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3b963db-6268-4736-993c-510b04d72f50 5th 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-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ee5e9007-5598-4478-b2cf-aeb990667869.json.