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CPU5289 - LOT3 - SEN/FE - NCC2608

Nottingham City Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 13:09

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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), covering 11 routes in England. The service comprises special-purpose passenger transport, including passenger vehicles supplied with drivers. It is a services requirement for transporting eligible pupils between home and school, with the route package awarded to two suppliers: Nottingham Transport Solutions and Nottingham Specialist Transport. The buyer is Nottingham City Council, based at Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so it is relevant to specialist transport operators and smaller providers able to deliver dedicated SEN routes reliably.

This procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The tender submission deadline was 31 August 2026 at 12:00. The award was made on 31 August 2026 to Nottingham Transport Solutions and Nottingham Specialist Transport, with a combined awarded value of £287,470. The award records a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027; the tender information describes the intended contract period as 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender was marked complete and covered 11 routes. The award information identifies two suppliers, but does not allocate separate values or routes between them. Evaluation was conducted through the open procurement procedure.

This award demonstrates established demand from Nottingham City Council for specialist home-to-school SEN transport delivered across multiple routes. A credible future competitor would need to operate passenger vehicles with drivers and coordinate dependable daily journeys between pupils’ homes and schools. The scale requires enough vehicles, suitably capable drivers and operational resilience to manage a route package rather than isolated ad hoc journeys. The opportunity is expressly suitable for SMEs, which indicates that smaller specialist operators can be relevant alongside larger providers. Businesses with experience in SEN or assisted passenger transport, strong route planning and the capacity to maintain consistent service across several routes would be well placed when this council’s requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPU5289 - LOT3 - SEN/FE - NCC2608

Notice Description

Home to school SEN transport. 11 Routes awarded, 2 suppliers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5574212d-e150-4c9a-ba4c-a10ae5ddf9ce
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/02be1de9-b9ed-4b64-994a-45c7aded593b
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
Large, 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
£287,470 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£287,470 £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
2
Supplier Names

Nottingham Transport Solutions

Nottingham Specialist Transport Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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