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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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17 Jul 2026 at 09:19

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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 for school journeys, delivered in England. It comprised five awarded routes: SOC 146, SOC 147, SOC 148, SOC 149 and SOC 150. The council is the buyer and the procurement is classified as passenger transport services. The work is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. Four suppliers were selected to provide the routes: Enamul Haque, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The opportunity therefore concerns organised school transport rather than general haulage, taxi work or unrelated passenger services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini competitions run through the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender submission deadline was 24 April 2026 at 12:00. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. An active award was made on 17 July 2026 to Enamul Haque, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd, with an awarded value of £379,485. The individual route values were £84,360 for SOC 146, £70,500 for SOC 147, £70,500 for SOC 148, £89,250 for SOC 149 and £64,875 for SOC 150. The procurement used the council’s dynamic purchasing system route.

This award shows sustained demand from Tameside Council for reliable school transport delivered through its dynamic purchasing system. It demonstrates that small and medium-sized transport providers can compete for individual home-to-school routes, rather than needing to operate as a large national fleet. A credible future supplier would need practical capability in special-purpose passenger transport, dependable day-to-day route delivery and sufficient vehicles, drivers and operational cover for the routes it seeks. Local providers may be well placed because the successful suppliers are based in Hyde, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne. Businesses with experience of school transport and the capacity to manage recurring passenger journeys would be the most relevant competitors when this requirement is next assessed.

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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 146 - PS84,360 SOC 147 - PS70,500 SOC 148 - PS70,500 SOC 149 - PS89,250 SOC 150 - PS64,875

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6aa3d2a0-b526-45e2-8cb6-96d49936e10d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed450406-f5db-4c55-8230-35478c9e0e15
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£64,875 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£379,485 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

Enamul Haque

Freerun Private Services

Nexus Move Ltd

Stamford Cars UK Ltd

Further Information

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