£3,400,000,000 forecast, no unified governing system

At Gari, we're building digital infrastructure to unify how statutory SEND home-to-school transport is procured, delivered, monitored, and governed across the United Kingdom.

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About us

SEND home-to-school transport is a statutory service under critical strain. Annual spending is forecast to reach £3.4bn, a 427% increase since 2015. It is an unsustainable trajectory driving local authorities toward insolvency.

Yet fragmented processes, a lack of digital integration, and layers of intermediaries mean families wait months, drivers are underpaid, and public funds leak at every stage.

Gari replaces the disconnected silos of legacy provisions with a unified, purpose-built system - automating procurement, compliance, and payments.

Everything connected, Everyone included :)

Delivering positive impact for everyone

Families first

Faster access to entitled transport - less waiting, less stress, less uncertainty.

Fairer for drivers

Direct payments and transparent terms to ensure a secure, valued workforce.

Sustainable for local authorities

Automated control and reduced overheads to protect vital public services.

Features of Gari

  • Digital route commissioning:

    Intelligent bid engine for automated procurement.

  • Compliance automation:

    Continuous, automated safeguarding verification.

  • Real-time monitoring:

    Operational visibility across all active routes.

  • Dynamic routing:

    AI-driven optimisation for reduced carbon footprint and cost savings.

  • Parents & Guardians interface:

    Transparency and live updates for Parents & Guardians.

  • Zero trust security:

    End-to-end encrypted and built to UK public sector standards.

  • Direct marketplace:

    Connecting local authorities directly to licensed providers.

  • Immutable audit:

    National-grade defensible reporting trails.

  • Financial reconciliation:

    Automated invoicing and payment clarity.

Engagement

Future-proof digital infrastructure for authorities

We are currently working with a small group of senior sector leaders and local authorities in a structured advisory capacity to validate procurement logic, stress-test safeguarding frameworks, and shape a carefully controlled pilot phase.

We welcome engagement from Heads of SEND and Client Transport, current and former DfE and DfT officials, and public-sector digital and policy specialists.

If you are interested in reviewing the roadmap, exploring an advisory role, or discussing potential future pilot participation, we would be pleased to speak with you.

National-scale opportunity

We are engaging with a small group of early-stage investors and strategic advisors as we develop the national infrastructure roadmap for Gari.

This is an opportunity to participate at formation stage in a platform addressing a £2bn+ statutory public service market, with a model designed to capture value from existing intermediary margins rather than introduce new public cost.

We welcome discussions with investors experienced in GovTech, public-sector infrastructure, marketplaces, or regulated systems.

If you are interested in reviewing the roadmap, understanding the commercial model in detail, or exploring early participation, we would be pleased to speak with you.

Team

  • Mohammed Rahman - Founder Strategy & Vision

    Fintech background, deep domain experience of SEND HTS transport. Founded Gari to resolve problems that have gone unaddressed for too long.

  • Yufan Kambang - Technical Co-founder Engineering & System Architecture

    Full-stack software engineer, with experience at UKRI. Specialises in secure and scalable systems.

  • Nisham Kambang - Co-founder AI, Data & Ethics

    Data analytics and AI background, Psychoanalytic MSc at UCL. Understands how systems fail people.

Insights

  • The Case for Structural Reform in SEND Transport (Policy)

    Exploring why the current fragmented procurement model is reaching a boiling point and how digital infrastructure can provide a sustainable path forward.

  • Automating Compliance: Beyond Manual Audits (Technology)

    How real-time data verification and immutable audit trails are transforming safeguarding standards across the United Kingdom.

  • Efficiency Without Compromise (Operations)

    A deep dive into how Gari's intelligent bid engine reduces administrative overhead while strengthening local authority oversight.

Get in touch

Get in touch with the Gari team. Professional inquiry form is available on the website.

Email: mohammed@gari-systems.com

Location: London, United Kingdom