Pricing

Per-journey pricing. No surprises.

We price per journey, aligned to your EHCP funding cycles — not a retainer. LA procurement teams can benchmark against internal delivery costs using our ROI calculator below.

Standard SEND routes
Foundation
From £29.80
per journey
Named DBS-cleared driver
WAV availability on request
In-app parent tracking
Pre-trip safety check
On-time SLA: ≥95%
Email & in-app alerts
Monthly journey report
LA portal access (read)
Complex SEND + contact-centre
Professional
From £44.70
per journey
Everything in Foundation
Communication passport integration
90-min journey reports for SW cases
Court order management
On-time SLA: ≥98%
SMS parent alerts (T2+)
LA portal full access + export
Quarterly SLA scorecard
Dedicated ops contact
Behavioural, secure & long-distance
Enterprise
Custom
per contract
Everything in Professional
Team Teach & PRICE-certified staff
Secure children's home capability
Long-distance up to 200 miles
24/7 named ops coordinator
Custom SLA thresholds
API + EventBridge integration
CCTV cloud archive (28-day)
Annual review evidence pack
Multi-authority billing
ROI snapshot

Why outsourcing saves money

Based on our analysis of 8 LA transport contracts over 3 years. Internal delivery costs include staff overhead, vehicle depreciation, compliance management, and incident handling. Vayacare absorbs all of these.

Average internal transport cost (LA-managed)£72.40/journey
Vayacare Professional average£44.70/journey
Saving per journey£27.70 (38%)
On 100 journeys/week over 38 academic weeks£105,260/yr saved
Reduction in safeguarding incidents↓ 64% vs LA-managed
Complaint resolution time11h avg vs 72h LA avg
Add-ons

Optional extras

CCTV cloud archive extension£8/vehicle/month
Extend retention from 28 to 90 days (FOI & litigation support)
FOI evidence pack export£40/request
Pre-formatted ICO-compliant data export with redaction log
Annual review evidence packIncluded (Pro+)
Journey data, on-time stats, driver welfare notes formatted for EHCP AR
After-hours emergency lineIncluded (Pro+)
24/7 named ops contact for T2+ incidents
Independence pathway tracking£15/learner/month
Formal milestone tracking with quarterly LA report (post-16)
Multi-LA consolidated billingCustom
Single invoice across authorities with route-level breakdown

Get an indicative quote in 48 hours.

Tell us your routes and we'll build a per-journey cost model with a full SLA commitment — no obligation, no sales pressure.