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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 11:37

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services, covering special educational needs (SEN) passenger routes. The requirement is for special-purpose road passenger transport, including the operation of routes identified as SEN 897, 898, 899, 906, 907, 908, 909 and 910. Services are delivered in England for the Council’s school transport provision. This is a services contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity. The procurement was divided into individual transport routes, allowing operators with suitable passenger transport capacity to provide specific journeys or groups of journeys. The requirement is relevant to private hire, taxi, minibus and other specialist passenger transport operators serving Tameside and surrounding areas.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through mini competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made on 26 August 2026 to Enamul Haque, Freerun Private Services, Joes Travel, Nexus Move Ltd, SMF Travel, Stamford Cars UK Ltd and Street Cars Manchester. The awarded value is £287,660. The individual route values stated are £38,000 for SEN 897, £66,880 for SEN 898, £36,480 for SEN 899, £26,220 for SEN 906, £38,000 for SEN 907, £42,940 for SEN 908, £22,230 for SEN 909 and £16,910 for SEN 910. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from Tameside Council for contracted home-to-school transport, particularly for special educational needs passenger routes. The successful supplier group consists of small and medium-sized transport businesses, including taxi, private hire and passenger transport operators based around Tameside, Greater Manchester and nearby areas. A credible future operator would need dependable vehicles, drivers and dispatch capacity for scheduled school journeys, together with the ability to manage individual SEN routes reliably and safely. Local knowledge of Tameside and surrounding districts would support practical route planning and consistent service delivery. Businesses able to operate at route level, or coordinate several vehicles and journeys, are the most closely aligned with this requirement.

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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 897 - PS38,000 SEN 898 - PS66,880 SEN 899 - PS36,480 SEN 906 - PS26,220 SEN 907 - PS38,000 SEN 908 - PS42,940 SEN 909 - PS22,230 SEN 910 - PS16,910

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-82910b70-1159-4829-9836-f78fd16e489e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cfe99838-bb6f-476f-a95b-10d288742f2d
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
£16,910 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£287,660 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
17 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Aug 20262 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
7
Supplier Names

Enamul Haque

Freerun Private Services

Joes Travel

Nexus Move Ltd

SMF Travel

Stamford Cars UK Ltd

Street Cars Manchester Ltd

Further Information

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