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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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18 Aug 2026 at 11:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured special-purpose passenger transport for its Home to School Transport requirements, focused on routes for pupils with special educational needs. The work is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or infrastructure project. Delivery is in England, for Tameside Council’s home-to-school transport network. The procurement was arranged as Lot 4 for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and was managed by the Council. It sits within the Council’s wider Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System, using mini-competitions for individual requirements. The opportunity is therefore relevant to operators able to provide scheduled, school-related passenger transport for children and young people with additional needs, including businesses serving Tameside and surrounding areas.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini-competitions through the Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender submission deadline was 30 June 2026 at noon. The award date was 18 August 2026, with an awarded value of £130,070. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Four suppliers were selected: CallACar, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The published route values were £24,620 for SEN 849, £18,620 for SEN 850, £15,200 for SEN 851, £23,560 for SEN 852, £22,420 for SEN 853 and £25,650 for SEN 854. The service category is passenger transport, and the procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This award demonstrates established demand from Tameside Council for specialist home-to-school passenger transport, including several separately identified SEN routes. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliable scheduled transport for pupils with special educational needs and manage multiple route requirements under the Council’s dynamic purchasing system. The successful supplier group shows that smaller transport businesses can compete: all four named providers are recorded as SMEs, with operators based in Denton, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne. Relevant strengths include local operating knowledge, suitable passenger vehicles, dependable school-day capacity and the ability to respond to mini-competitions for individual routes. Businesses able to combine compliant day-to-day transport operations with sufficient capacity across more than one route would be well placed when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Notice Description

Tameside Council have carried out a number of mini competitions for their Home to School requirements via the Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Routes awarded and contract values below: SEN 849 - PS24,620 SEN 850 - PS18,620 SEN 851 - PS15,200 SEN 852 - PS23,560 SEN 853 - PS22,420 SEN 854 - PS25,650

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34a6f3e5-a9a2-4648-9e6f-8ab9d77a9dda
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£15,200 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£130,070 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 1-2 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
4
Supplier Names

CallACar

Freerun Private Services

Nexus Move Ltd

Stamford Cars UK Ltd

Further Information

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