Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Client Assisted Passenger Transport Services
Authority: Surrey County Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Access UK Limited
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSurrey County Council is dedicated to providing sustainable,
safe, secure, and reliable Home to School transport services that meet the needs of students across the county. In accordance with the Education Act 1996 and subsequent amendments, the Council ensures that eligible students have access to free or subsidized transport to and from school.
The responsibility for providing Home to School transport services primarily lies with the local authority, especially for students who meet specific criteria such as distance from school, special educational needs, or disabilities. When these services require funding support, it becomes the Council's obligation to secure such services through a competitive tendering process.
Home to School transport services funded by Surrey County Council are essential in ensuring that students can attend school regularly and punctually. These services help to promote educational attainment, reduce absenteeism, and support the well-being of students by providing a safe and reliable means of travel.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Preliminary Market Engagement notice has been published: Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-024680 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051b42 Published 22 May 2025, 12:06pm Tender Notice has been published previously for this Open Framework as well: Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-062407 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051b42 Published 6 October 2025, 10:31am Unfortunately I'm unable to link them to this notice.
CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Bids received
- 72 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 26 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Mar 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 28 Feb 2034
Published description of the framework
Please refer to Appendix 2 Operational Guide, Appendix 3 Application Guide and Invitation to Tender for further details.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Standard Transport ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£216,000,000
All types of vehicles as required per the list of "Scope of Passenger Transport Services" (further details can be found in Section 3 of the service specification - Appendix 1) to be commissioned from Saloon cars up to large coaches of 90 seats.
Lot #2Enhanced Needs Transport ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£296,000,000
All types of vehicles as required per the list of "Scope of Passenger Transport Services" (further details can be found in Section 3 of the service specification - Appendix 1) to be commissioned from Saloon cars up to large coaches of 90 seats.
- Routes carrying children with particularly complex special educational or behavioural needs including disabilities
- Routes into specialist SEN Schools with challenging requirements
- All or the majority of transport into a school
- Entire specified geographical areas
- An enhanced level of customer service due to special school or parental need
The Councils have identified that there is a need for an enhanced level of specialist knowledge, experience and business operation in order to qualify to bid for Lot 2 work.
Lot #3Complex (Health) Transport ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£48,000,000
All types of vehicles as required per the list of "Scope of Passenger Transport Services" (further details can be found in Section 3 of the service specification - Appendix 1) to be commissioned.
- Clients that require basic health interventions and assistance including epilepsy, diabetes and other health needs that may necessitate the administration of medication and application of a care plan. These services may require additional training and insurance requirements
- Clients that have complex health needs that will require support in regulated activity from a supplier that has the appropriate CQC Registration.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 95 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Client Assisted Passenger Transport Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 26 Jan 2026
- First published
- 28 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 23 Jan 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-077938- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05eac3Find a Tender
- Earlier procedure Provision of Client Assisted Passenger Transport Services
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 23 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Nov 2025 → 1 Mar 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published328 days ago28 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMT
- Clarification questions by311 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends303 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent273 days ago23 Jan 2026
- Award decision expected by272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends260 days ago4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published253 days ago11 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMT
- Contract starts236 days ago1 Mar 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Nov 2025- Tender notice published28 Nov 2025, 09:29 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published26 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete26 Jan 2026, 13:03 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 Feb 2026, 12:18 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Standard Transport Services1 award | |||
| AK CARZ LTD, BOYNTON CARS LTD, MM CARS (SERVICE) LTD, NA TAXIS LTD, PASSENGER TRANSPORT LTD, ROSEHILL CARS LTD +18 more1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2034Extensions: Optional extension of up to 4 years. | £216,000,000 | 22 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Enhanced Needs Transport Services1 award | |||
| AMK Chauffeur Drive LimitedSME, BOYNTON CARS LTD, Dorking Taxis LtdSME, IBEX CARS, NA TAXIS LTD, PASSENGER TRANSPORT LTD +7 more1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2034Extensions: Optional extension of up to 4 years. | £296,000,000 | 22 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Complex (Health) Transport Services1 award | |||
| Greenplace HealthcareSME, Starcross Trading Limited t/a BEARS AmbulanceSMEContract 3. Lot 3. Complex (Health) Transport Services1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2034Extensions: Optional extension of up to 4 years. | £48,000,000 | 22 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Lot 1. Standard Transport Services · AK CARZ LTD, BOYNTON CARS LTD, MM CARS (SERVICE) LTD, NA TAXIS LTD, PASSENGER TRANSPORT LTD, ROSEHILL CARS LTD +18 more
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2026
- Value
- £216,000,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension of up to 4 years.
No agreed KPIs: Individual contracts not exceeding £5 million.
Lot 2. Enhanced Needs Transport Services · AMK Chauffeur Drive LimitedSME, BOYNTON CARS LTD, Dorking Taxis LtdSME, IBEX CARS, NA TAXIS LTD, PASSENGER TRANSPORT LTD +7 more
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2026
- Value
- £296,000,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension of up to 4 years.
No agreed KPIs: Contracts not exceeding £5 million
Lot 3. Complex (Health) Transport Services · Greenplace HealthcareSME, Starcross Trading Limited t/a BEARS AmbulanceSME
- Signed
- 9 Feb 2026
- Value
- £48,000,000
- Period
- 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Optional extension of up to 4 years.
No agreed KPIs: Contracts not exceeding £5 million
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Standard Transport Services | 72final-stage tenders | 56 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Enhanced Needs Transport Services | 27final-stage tenders | 24 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Complex (Health) Transport Services | 5final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Who bid (first 60 of 74)
- did not win24X7 (SURREY) LIMITED · East of England · 1, 2
- did not winBLUE STAR CARS LIMITEDSME · South East England · 1, 2
- wonAK CARZ LTD · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winALLIANZ CARS LTD · Greater London · 1
- wonAMK Chauffeur Drive LimitedSME · South East England · 1, 2
- wonBOYNTON CARS LTD · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winC & G CARS (GUILDFORD) LTD · South East England · 1, 2
- wonDORKING TAXIS LIMITEDSME · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winEAGLE CAB LIMITEDSME · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winFALCON TRANSPORT LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winFOXHILL TRANSFER LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winHUGHES MINI SERVICES LTDSME · South East England · 1, 2
- wonIBEX CARS LIMITED · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winMILLENNIUM COACHES LIMITED · South East England · 1
- wonMM CARS (SERVICE) LTD · Greater London · 1
- did not winOBENCARS LTD · South East England · 1
- wonPASSENGER TRANSPORT LTD · West Midlands · 1, 2
- wonROSEHILL CARS LTD · Greater London · 1
- wonSMKL SERVICES LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- did not winStation Cars Hersham · South East England · 1
- did not winSURREY EXPRESS TRANSPORT LTD · South East England · 1
- wonSWYFT EXECUTIVE LTD · South East England · all lots
- wonNA TAXIS LTD · South East England · 1, 2
- wonXP CARS LIMITED · South East England · 1, 2
- wonGREENPLACE HEALTHCARE LTDSME · Greater London · 3
- wonSTARCROSS TRADING LIMITEDSME · Greater London · 3
- did not winAA MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITED · South East England · 1
- did not winAHF PROSPER LTDSME · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winAI LUXE LIMITED · South East England · 1
- did not winANGEL CARS LIMITEDSME · South East England · 1
- did not winA.Z CARS WOKING LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winCAMBERLEY EXECUTIVE CARS LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winCHELSEA CARS ( UK) LIMITEDSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winEPSOM & EWELL CARS LIMITEDSME · South East England · all lots
- did not winCRUISERS LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- did not winDISTRICT CARS MECO LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winDrive Chauffeur (Drivexec) · South East England · 1
- did not winEURO TAXIS SURREY LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winEXCEL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winEZY GATWICK LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winFSI SERVICE LIMITEDSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winGALAXY CARSSME · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winGASTONIA COACHES LIMITED · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winGATEWAY CARS (SURREY) LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winGU CARS LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winHATS Group Ltd · South East England · all lots
- did not winHERTS AND LONDON MINICABS LIMITED LIMITEDSME · Greater London · 1
- did not winHOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTD · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winICONNECTCAR LTD · South East England · 1, 2
- did not winJEWEL CARS GATWICK LTDSME · South East England · 1
- did not winK and M CarsSME · South East England · 1
- did not winK D Cars · South East England · 1
- did not winLONDON SKYLINE LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winMASTER COACHES LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- did not winMOVR LIMITED · Greater London · 1, 2
- did not winNIVOSHAN UK LIMITED · Greater London · 1
- did not winOLD WOKING CARS LTDSME · South East England · 1
- did not winONTIME TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD · South East England · 1
- did not winPRESTIGE COACHES LTD · Greater London · 1
- did not winPTS-247 LIMITED · South East England · 1
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Access UK LimitedProcess contact pointProcuring entitySCC will use Access Uk IT solution to manage the tendering and awarding of contracts to approved transport operators who provide school transport for SCC school children. The tendering platform provides the ability to advertise, onboard and communicate routes for tender to approved operators.
Framework contractors & participating bidders
76 commercial parties on the notice · 20 awardedThe first 50 of 76 commercial parties (by name); the JSON mirror lists them all.
- 24X7 (SURREY) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- A.Z CARS WOKING LTDBidder / tenderer
- AA MOBILITY SERVICES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- AHF PROSPER LTDBidder / tenderer
- AI LUXE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- AK CARZ LTDFramework contractor
- ALLIANZ CARS LTDFramework contractor
- AMK CHAUFFEUR DRIVE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- AMK Chauffeur Drive LimitedFramework contractor
- ANGEL CARS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
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- BLUE STAR CARS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- BOYNTON CARS LTDFramework contractor
- C & G CARS (GUILDFORD) LTDFramework contractor
- C & G CARS (GUILDFORD) LTDFramework contractor
- CAMBERLEY EXECUTIVE CARS LTDBidder / tenderer
- CHELSEA CARS ( UK) LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- CRUISERS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- DISTRICT CARS MECO LTDBidder / tenderer
- DORKING TAXIS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Drive Chauffeur (Drivexec)Bidder / tenderer
- EAGLE CAB LIMITEDFramework contractor
- EPSOM & EWELL CARS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- EURO TAXIS SURREY LTDBidder / tenderer
- EXCEL TRANSPORT SERVICES LTDBidder / tenderer
- EZY GATWICK LTDBidder / tenderer
- FALCON TRANSPORT LTDFramework contractor
- FOXHILL TRANSFER LTDFramework contractor
- FSI SERVICE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GALAXY CARSBidder / tenderer
- GASTONIA COACHES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- GATEWAY CARS (SURREY) LTDBidder / tenderer
- GREENPLACE HEALTHCARE LTDFramework contractor
- GU CARS LTDBidder / tenderer
- HATS Group LtdBidder / tenderer
- HERTS AND LONDON MINICABS LIMITED LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- HOMESAFE TRANSPORT LTDBidder / tenderer
- HUGHES MINI SERVICES LTDFramework contractor
- IBEX CARS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- ICONNECTCAR LTDBidder / tenderer
- JEWEL CARS GATWICK LTDBidder / tenderer
- K D CarsBidder / tenderer
- K and M CarsBidder / tenderer
- LONDON SKYLINE LTDBidder / tenderer
- MASTER COACHES LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- MILLENNIUM COACHES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- MM CARS (SERVICE) LTDFramework contractor
- MOVR LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- NA TAXIS LTDFramework contractor
- NIVOSHAN UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- OBENCARS LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender