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Home to School, 8 seats and under Phase 4 2026

Cheshire West and Chester Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 11:01

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Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Council is buying home-to-school transport using vehicles with eight seats or fewer. The requirement is for passenger transport services for school journeys, rather than vehicle supply. Delivery is in England; no more precise service area or route details are provided in the procurement summary. The council is the buyer and is based in Ellesmere Port. This is the fourth phase of its 2026 small-vehicle home-to-school transport procurement. The listed scope identifies transport services, with the attached spreadsheet referenced for further detail.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through an open procedure. The award was made on 30 April 2026 to ten suppliers: abc taxis nw ltd, Blink Taxis Ltd, Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich, Cheshire School Services Ltd, CR Contracts, Cresta Cars Private Hire Ltd, Northwich Travel, Parkers, paul symes and PS Contracts Ltd. The combined award value is £614,460. The contract period runs from 10 May 2026 to 10 May 2029. The original estimated procurement value is also listed as £614,460. The submission deadline was 30 April 2026 at 10:00. No lot breakdown or evaluation criteria are provided in the available procurement details.

This award shows that Cheshire West and Chester Council uses an open competition to procure small-vehicle home-to-school transport, and that the work can be delivered by a group of suppliers rather than a single operator. The selected suppliers include small and medium-sized businesses, indicating that this requirement has been accessible to operators of that scale. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide passenger transport suitable for school journeys in vehicles seating no more than eight people, and have the capacity to undertake the relevant routes. The procurement details do not set out specific operator accreditations, safeguarding requirements, fleet standards or experience thresholds, so these should not be assumed from the award alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to School, 8 seats and under Phase 4 2026

Notice Description

See attached spreadsheet www.the-chest.org.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c0ca688b-aa14-4624-9bc1-cd0bf1182bf6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3b7da97-4f8b-4f29-8167-bfc72eb1c659
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£614,460 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£614,460 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Apr 20265 months ago
Contract Period
10 May 2026 - 10 May 2029 3-4 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
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
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
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
10
Supplier Names

abc taxis nw ltd

Blink Taxis Ltd

Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich

CHESHIRE SCHOOL SERVICES LTD

CR Contracts

Cresta Cars Private Hire Ltd

Northwich Travel Limited

Parkers

paul symes

PS Contracts Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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