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Route Optimisation Tool

Nottinghamshire County Council

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18 Aug 2026 at 16:01

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Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire County Council procured a cloud-based route optimisation tool for planning transport services across mainstream schools, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and adult social care (ASC). The requirement is for scheduling and productivity software, covering the planning and optimisation of transport routes rather than the provision of vehicles or transport staff. Delivery is across England. The buyer is Nottinghamshire County Council, based at County Hall in Nottingham. The system is intended to support transport planning across several public-service settings, so relevant suppliers are software businesses with a product that can handle different passenger groups, service requirements and operating arrangements within one cloud-based platform. The procurement is categorised as goods because it concerns the supply of software.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The tender closed on 25 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC, and the award was made on 31 March 2026. QRoutes Ltd was selected as the supplier for £31,440, with the contract running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The tender had a single stated requirement for the route optimisation tool, with a total estimated value of £31,440. The award is active. The published outcome records the supplier, awarded amount and one-year contract period. This is an award-stage procurement: the council has completed its competition and selected QRoutes Ltd rather than seeking further offers under this process.

This award demonstrates demand from Nottinghamshire County Council for cloud software that can optimise transport routes across education, SEND and adult social care. Suppliers considering similar work would need a credible route-planning product, with scheduling and productivity functions that can support multiple public-service transport environments. The requirement favours businesses able to configure one platform for different user groups and operational needs, while handling the practical complexity of planning routes for mainstream school transport, specialist transport and adult social care services. A supplier would also need the capacity to deliver and support a council-wide cloud service, with a proposition strong enough to compete through an open procedure. The selected supplier was recorded as a large business, indicating the expected market position for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Route Optimisation Tool

Notice Description

Cloud based tool for planning transport for mainstream schools, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and Adult Social Care (ASC).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9bb456e1-82d4-48ea-a34b-2ef255c7bbeb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc7baaca-869e-431f-a967-7fe8597d6bd4
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£31,440 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£31,440 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
25 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Mar 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 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
Nottinghamshire County 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 7QP
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)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
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
Rushcliffe
Electoral Ward
Trent Bridge
Westminster Constituency
Rushcliffe

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

QRoutes Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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