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CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2602

Nottingham City Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 15:45

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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 and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Services are delivered in England, for journeys associated with the council’s home-to-school transport responsibilities. This is a public service contract for transport operators able to provide suitable vehicles and drivers for SEN passengers, rather than a general vehicle hire requirement. The procurement was awarded to three suppliers: Arrow, DG Cars and Rushcliffe Travel. All three suppliers are small and medium-sized enterprises based in or around Nottingham, indicating a locally delivered requirement suited to smaller specialist transport businesses.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 31 August 2026 following an open procedure. The award went to Arrow, DG Cars and Rushcliffe Travel, jointly, for £231,990 including the stated procurement value in GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The wider procurement records a contract period ending 31 July 2028, so businesses assessing the council’s longer-term requirement should distinguish the awarded period from the overall procurement period. The tender submission deadline was 31 August 2026 at 12:00. Nottingham City Council evaluated submissions before selecting the three suppliers. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and categorised as a services procurement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates recurring local demand for SEN home-to-school transport delivered through more than one operator. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable special-purpose passenger transport, appropriately driven vehicles and safe, consistent journeys for children and young people with additional needs. The requirement is accessible to smaller businesses: all three selected suppliers are recorded as SMEs, and the award was shared between three providers rather than concentrated in a single national operator. Relevant capability includes managing school-time routes, maintaining dependable vehicle and driver capacity, coordinating journeys across Nottingham and surrounding areas, and meeting the practical safeguarding and service standards expected for SEN transport. Local knowledge and operational resilience would strengthen a supplier’s position.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2602

Notice Description

Home to school SEN transport, awarded to 3 suppliers after evaluation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93ac4f8c-021a-404b-83db-c4066d95168a
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
SME

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
£231,990 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£231,990 £100K-£500K
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
3
Supplier Names

Arrow

DG Cars

Rushcliffe Travel LTD

Further Information

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