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Home to school, 9 seats and over Phase 4 2026

Cheshire West and Chester Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 11:12

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services using vehicles with nine seats or more. The requirement is identified as Phase 4 for 2026, with transport services as the broad category. The recorded delivery location is England; no specific town, school or route is identified in the procurement details. The work is for school journeys, and suppliers would need to provide suitable vehicles and transport services for that purpose. The council is the buying organisation. The requirement is presented as a single procurement, rather than as separate lots, and the awarded suppliers are both local travel businesses. This gives transport operators serving school routes a clear indication of the type of service purchased, although the route-level scope is contained in an associated spreadsheet rather than described here.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Cheshire School Services Ltd and Northwich Travel. The award date was 30 April 2026. The recorded award value is £140,410. The contract period runs from 1 May 2026 to 1 May 2029. The procurement was titled Home to school, 9 seats and over Phase 4 2026, and the submission deadline was 30 April 2026 at 10:00. The procurement details do not state a named procedure or method, or explain the evaluation criteria used to select the suppliers. The procurement was treated as one requirement, with no lots recorded. The award names both suppliers under one award and does not state how the value or work is divided between them.

For operators considering comparable school transport work for Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for home-to-school services using vehicles with nine seats or more. The buyer selected two small and medium-sized travel suppliers, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by more than one provider rather than being awarded to a single large operator. A credible competitor would need to provide suitable vehicles and dependable capacity for school journeys, and be able to organise the routes and service delivery described in the detailed requirement. The procurement records no specialist accreditation or particular experience threshold, so these should not be assumed as formal conditions. The routes and operational detail should guide any assessment of whether a transport business has the right fleet, coverage and resources for a comparable requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to school, 9 seats and over Phase 4 2026

Notice Description

See attached spreadsheet www.the-chest.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1a337d0b-2dc9-4560-9c8f-0457ec3352f1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b72e8328-302f-421e-8634-4b26f5e9fcb6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£140,410 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£140,410 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Apr 20265 months ago
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 1 May 2029 3-4 years
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
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
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
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

CHESHIRE SCHOOL SERVICES LTD

Northwich Travel Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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