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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 13:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services through a route-based requirement. The service is classified as special-purpose road passenger transport (CPV 60130000) and covers transport delivery in England. The procurement concerns the operation of a specific school transport route rather than a general passenger transport service. It is a services opportunity for operators able to provide dependable pupil transport for the council. The selected supplier, CallACar, is based in Denton, Lancashire, and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. The buying organisation is Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, whose address is in Sale, England. The requirement was suitable for SMEs and not reserved for voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender deadline was 28 July 2026 at 12:00. CallACar was awarded the contract on 24 August 2026 for £29,640. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The procurement used the council’s dynamic purchasing system route, with the requirement described as an alternative procurement method. The award is active. The published outcome identifies one awarded supplier and one route requirement. The recorded procurement category is services, and the contract value and awarded value are both £29,640, inclusive of the stated currency, GBP.

This award demonstrates established demand from Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council for contracted home-to-school transport delivered as an individual route. Businesses well placed for a future requirement would be passenger transport operators able to provide safe, reliable and suitably managed school journeys in England. Relevant capability includes operating special-purpose road passenger transport, planning and delivering scheduled school routes, and maintaining dependable day-to-day service for pupils and the council. The award to an SME shows that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a large transport group. Suppliers considering similar council work should be prepared to compete through a dynamic purchasing system mini-competition and demonstrate practical capacity for route-level delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Notice Description

Tameside Council have carried out a mini competition for their Home to School requirements via the Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Route awarded and contract value below: SOC 157 - PS29,640

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1c4cbb6a-a336-48c1-b5fd-697d0a581bf2
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1e3314e1-2bd6-4401-bc79-eefa4e641285
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£29,640 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,640 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
28 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 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
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SALE
Postcode
M33 7ZF
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
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
Trafford
Electoral Ward
Sale Central
Westminster Constituency
Wythenshawe and Sale East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CallACar

Further Information

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