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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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24 Aug 2026 at 15:47

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services, specifically special-purpose road passenger transport (CPV 60130000). The requirement covers scheduled transport routes for pupils, including special educational needs routes SEN 881 to SEN 888. Services are to be delivered in England, for the Council’s education transport needs. The procurement is a services contract and was structured through the Council’s Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Four small and medium-sized enterprises were involved as suppliers: Freerun Private Services, Joes Travel, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The requirement is therefore relevant to passenger transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, school transport providers, and local fleet operators able to provide reliable, planned journeys for children, including passengers with special educational needs.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini competitions conducted through the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made on 24 August 2026 to Freerun Private Services, Joes Travel, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The awarded value is £293,261. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 12:00. The published requirement identifies eight routes: SEN 881 (£40,660), SEN 882 (£21,280), SEN 883 (£47,405), SEN 884 (£20,900), SEN 885 (£47,500), SEN 886 (£17,480), SEN 887 (£47,496) and SEN 888 (£50,540). The procurement was open to SMEs and used the Council’s dynamic purchasing system route.

This award demonstrates established demand from Tameside Council for specialist, repeatable home-to-school transport delivered by smaller local operators. A credible future supplier would need suitable vehicles, trained and dependable drivers, robust safeguarding arrangements, and the operational capacity to run scheduled routes consistently throughout the school year. Experience transporting children with special educational needs would be particularly relevant, as would the ability to manage individual passenger requirements, punctual collections and returns, and communication with families and the Council. The successful supplier group shows that the requirement can be delivered by SMEs, including businesses based in Oldham, Dukinfield and Ashton-under-Lyne. Providers able to combine local route knowledge with resilient day-to-day scheduling and sufficient fleet availability would be well placed when this type of requirement returns.

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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 881 - PS40,660 SEN 882 - PS21,280 SEN 883 - PS47,405 SEN 884 - PS20,900 SEN 885 - PS47,500 SEN 886 - PS17,480 SEN 887 - PS47,496 SEN 888 - PS50,540

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcb2a672-8ecd-4766-bdd7-b7ad3144d5ed
Current Stage
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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
£17,480 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£293,261 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
3 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Aug 20263 days 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

Freerun Private Services

Joes Travel

Nexus Move Ltd

Stamford Cars UK Ltd

Further Information

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