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CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2603

Nottingham City Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 13:25

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Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council procured home-to-school transport for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). The requirement covers special-purpose road passenger-transport services, including passenger transport vehicles supplied with drivers. The work is delivered in England, for journeys associated with Nottingham City Council’s education transport responsibilities. This is a passenger transport services opportunity rather than a vehicle-only supply contract: relevant businesses would need to provide or operate suitable vehicles with drivers and manage SEN home-to-school journeys. The procurement was awarded to one supplier. It is most relevant to specialist school transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, minibus operators, and passenger transport companies able to deliver supported transport services for SEN passengers.

The procurement has been completed following an open procedure. Nottingham City Council awarded the contract to Arrow on 31 August 2026, at an awarded value of £56,050. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The wider tender records a contract period through 31 July 2028 and an estimated value of £56,050. The requirement was evaluated after a competitive tender and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. One supplier was selected. The procurement concerned services, with submissions closing on 31 August 2026 at 12:00. The award is active, and the published outcome confirms that Arrow was the successful supplier.

For suppliers that did not win, this award provides clear evidence that Nottingham City Council buys dedicated SEN home-to-school transport from specialist passenger transport providers. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the operational capacity to run regular school journeys, suitable passenger vehicles, and appropriately experienced drivers able to support children and young people with special educational needs. Reliable scheduling, route management, safeguarding-focused operating procedures, and dependable day-to-day service delivery would be important capabilities for this type of work. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs, so smaller local transport operators may be well placed where they can demonstrate sufficient vehicles, driver availability, resilience and experience in supported or school passenger transport.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2603

Notice Description

Home to school SEN transport, awarded to 1 supplier after evaluation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-11b6ab13-ef39-4094-bd5f-8140a0147e34
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dddcffc-c298-4f31-b151-333aeb0afc88
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£56,050 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£56,050 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Nottingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arrow

Further Information

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