Every child travels with someone who cares.
Home to school transport for children with special educational needs across Hampshire and Surrey. Familiar faces, patient drivers and calm, predictable journeys, delivered to the standard councils need and families deserve.
Built to win council contracts, and to deliver them.
We bid for home to school and SEND transport contracts through council tenders, frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems. Every bid comes with a complete, current compliance pack, so your evaluation team gets the evidence it needs first time, and your families get a service that runs from day one.
Request our tender packBidding across Hampshire, Surrey and neighbouring authorities. Procurement teams can also contact us directly about spot purchase and emergency routes.
Licensing and compliance
Operator, driver and vehicle licences with full documentation for every route.
Enhanced DBS for every driver
Checked against the children’s barred list and kept current through the DBS update service.
Safeguarding
A written safeguarding policy, a named designated safeguarding lead and same day incident reporting.
SEND and autism training
Completed by every driver before their first run and refreshed every year.
Insurance
Public liability and employers’ liability cover at the levels your contract requires.
Continuity of service
Trained cover drivers who know each route, backed by a written business continuity plan.
Social value
Local drivers, local suppliers and a commitment to cleaner vehicles.
Contract management
One named contract manager and regular performance reporting to your transport team.
From contract award to first run.
Contract award
We confirm routes, pick up times and each child’s needs with your transport team.
Driver matched
A vetted local driver and a trained cover driver are assigned to every route.
Introductions
Drivers meet the passenger assistant and each family before day one.
First run and review
We check in after day one, week one and every term after that.
We drive every child as gently and carefully as we would our own.
You’ll know who’s coming
We introduce your child’s driver before the first run, so there are no strangers on day one.
Routines that stay the same
Familiar faces and familiar times. We learn what helps your child feel safe, whether that’s a favourite seat, quiet music or a few extra minutes at the door.
Someone to talk to
If something changes at home, call us. We’ll pass it on to the driver and your council team the same day.
Drive with Kindred Journeys.
Meaningful term time work that makes a real difference to children and families. Short morning and afternoon runs, school holidays off, and a team that has your back.
Apply to driveThe right licence
A full licence for the vehicle on the route. We’ll tell you exactly what each route needs.
Enhanced DBS
Already have one? Great. If not, we’ll guide you through it.
Patience and kindness
Experience in care, support work or with children with additional needs is a real plus.
Where we run.
Routes across Hampshire and Surrey, with new areas added as we grow.
- Southampton
- Eastleigh
- Winchester
- Fareham
- Portsmouth
- Farnborough
- Guildford