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Home to school 8 seats and under Phase 5 2026

Cheshire West and Chester Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 11:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council procured home-to-school transport using vehicles with eight seats or fewer. The requirement is for passenger transport services supporting school journeys in England. The published description points to a spreadsheet for the detailed routes and requirements, so the service scope is limited to the council’s small-vehicle school transport phase rather than general transport work. Eleven suppliers were named for the award: 24x7 Ltd, ABC Taxis NW Ltd, Blink Taxis Ltd, Cheshire Cars, Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich, Cheshire School Services Ltd, GM Travel (Winsford) Ltd, Mr.H’s, Parkers, Terrific Taxis and Vedamain Ltd.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 28 May 2026. The eleven named suppliers were awarded the contract collectively, with a stated award value of £1,079,105. The contract period runs from 29 May 2026 to 28 May 2029. The tender deadline was 28 May 2026 at 10:00. The procedure is described as “Other”; no specific evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are stated in the available procurement details. The council’s estimated tender value was also £1,079,105. No separate lot awards or values are set out.

This award demonstrates recurring council demand for small-vehicle school transport in Cheshire West and Chester. Suppliers positioned to compete when this requirement returns would need to operate or coordinate vehicles seating eight or fewer and deliver dependable journeys for school pupils. The selected group ranges from a large transport provider to local small businesses, indicating that providers of different sizes were included in the award. Local knowledge and the ability to cover the council’s specified routes are likely to be commercially relevant, although the route-level requirements are contained in the referenced spreadsheet rather than the summary data. Businesses focused on larger coaches, unrelated passenger transport or general taxi work without capacity to meet school journey requirements are less closely aligned with this opportunity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to school 8 seats and under Phase 5 2026

Notice Description

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

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-2ffedf07-77b1-4d74-b413-ea23750495ab
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f572f4b-4abb-4e15-a923-1ec9d0276839
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
Large, 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
£1,079,105 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,079,105 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
29 May 2026 - 28 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
11
Supplier Names

24x7 Ltd

abc taxis nw ltd

Blink Taxis Ltd

Cheshire cars

Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich

CHESHIRE SCHOOL SERVICES LTD

GM Travel (Winsford) Ltd

Mr.H's

Parkers

Terrific Taxis

Vedamain Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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