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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 12:57

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services through its Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The requirement covers special-purpose road passenger transport, including routes identified as SOC 155 and SEN 867, SEN 869, SEN 870, SEN 871, SEN 872 and SEN 873. Services are delivered for Tameside Council in England. The work is passenger transport for school pupils, including special educational needs routes, rather than general taxi or private-hire provision. The selected supplier group comprises CallACar, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The procurement is classified as a services opportunity and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This indicates a requirement that can be delivered by established local or regional transport operators with suitable vehicles, drivers and operational coordination.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini-competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Four suppliers were awarded together: CallACar, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The awarded value is £234,555. The route values are SOC 155 £35,625; SEN 867 £39,710; SEN 869 £48,640; SEN 870 £15,960; SEN 871 £22,040; SEN 872 £46,360; and SEN 873 £26,220. The award date was 26 August 2026. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026 at 12:00. The procurement method was recorded as ‘Other’ within the dynamic purchasing system. The award was active when published.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need dependable school transport operations, suitable vehicles and the capacity to run several scheduled routes for Tameside pupils. Experience of home-to-school transport is particularly relevant, including the practical management of special educational needs journeys, daily reliability, safeguarding and communication with the council, schools, families and passengers. The awarded supplier group shows that the requirement can be delivered by small and medium-sized transport businesses, including operators based around Denton, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne. Businesses considering this market should therefore be able to demonstrate local coverage, resilient driver and vehicle capacity, route planning and contingency arrangements. Familiarity with mini-competitions under a dynamic purchasing system would also be important, as would the ability to price and mobilise multiple pupil transport routes consistently.

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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: SOC 155 - PS35,625 SEN 867 - PS39,710 SEN 869 - PS48,640 SEN 870 - PS15,960 SEN 871 - PS22,040 SEN 872 - PS46,360 SEN 873 - PS26,220

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c11c09e9-b3f6-4b57-b399-f8c6d389e4db
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
£15,960 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£234,555 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
20 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20262 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
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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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