--- title: "Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "East Sussex County Council" published: "2026-09-28" --- # 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-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f.json) ## Summary East Sussex County Council procured a saloon taxi service with a passenger assistant for a pupil travelling between the BN8 4GD and TN39 3PD postcode areas. The journey is for a passenger with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with the assistant required to provide support and help regulate the passenger. The service runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with school-time journeys scheduled from 09:00 to 12:00 on both days. This is a specialised, recurring passenger transport requirement rather than general taxi provision. The council is based in Lewes, and the route runs between the two stated postcode areas in the United Kingdom. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Southern Travel Solutions Ltd. East Sussex County Council used a restricted procedure, and the award was made on 28 September 2026. The awarded contract value is £86,876. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. The requirement is a single taxi route, with a saloon vehicle and a passenger assistant, operating on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the stated school-time journeys. The published procurement information identifies the journey and support requirement, but gives no separate scoring breakdown or detailed selection thresholds. This award shows demand from East Sussex County Council for a small-scale, scheduled school transport service combining taxi operations with individual passenger support. Suppliers best placed to meet a similar requirement will be able to provide a suitable saloon vehicle reliably on set school days and deliver consistent, sensitive assistance for a passenger with ASD, including support to regulate during the journey. Credibility will depend on coordinating the driver and passenger assistant around school-time travel and maintaining dependable service across the route. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, indicating that a specialist local operator may be relevant, while the successful supplier was a large company. The requirement is therefore relevant to passenger transport firms able to combine routine route delivery with appropriate support for an individual passenger. ## Notice Vehicle type: Saloon Passenger Assistant Required: Yes Proposed Taxi Route: From: BN8 4GD To: TN39 3PD Frequency: Tuesday and Thursday only Daily School Time: Tuesday 09:00 to 12:00 Thursday 09:00 to 12:00 Comments for Operator: ASD, PA needed to support and regulate. 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/f7d3a19d-d0dc-492b-810a-21305e54f0c8 | | 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 | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 28 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £86,876 | | 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 - 28 Sep 2026 at 14:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7d3a19d-d0dc-492b-810a-21305e54f0c8 - 23 Sep 2026 at 09:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f692f2e1-572e-4d6e-9802-c488689a4a90 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f7d3a19d-d0dc-492b-810a-21305e54f0c8 28th September 2026 - Awarded contract 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-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fc3ca536-9cfb-4594-85d8-1fc231eca21f.json.