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School Swimming Transport: Academic Year 2026 - 2027

Nottingham City Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 13:16

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Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council procured transport for school swimming activities during the 2026–2027 academic year. The requirement covers special-purpose passenger transport services, including the hire of passenger vehicles with drivers, to carry pupils to and from swimming activities across England. The procurement was divided into five routes. This is a council-funded school transport service rather than the purchase of vehicles or other goods. The named buyer is Nottingham City Council, based at Loxley House in Nottingham. The work is suited to operators that can provide reliable, driver-operated coach or bus services for school journeys and manage multiple scheduled routes for pupils safely and consistently.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. The estimated procurement value was £99,999. The deadline for tenders was 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm. The contract period was stated as 1 July 2026 to 31 July 2027, while the awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The award was made on 9 July 2026 for £95,030. Skills Motor Coaches was awarded four of the five routes and Hammonds Coaches was awarded one route. The award is active. The published procurement information identifies the main category as goods, although the detailed requirement is passenger transport with drivers.

This award demonstrates demand from Nottingham City Council for specialist school swimming transport delivered through several separate routes. A credible future competitor would need a substantial coach or bus operation, vehicles suitable for transporting school groups, and qualified drivers able to provide dependable, scheduled journeys. Capacity to cover multiple routes would be important, although the lot structure also indicates that work can be divided between suppliers. Relevant experience in school, pupil or other organised passenger transport would help demonstrate operational reliability and safeguarding awareness. The successful supplier profile was that of a large transport business, so competitors should be able to evidence comparable fleet capacity, service resilience and the management systems needed for regular council-organised journeys.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

School Swimming Transport: Academic Year 2026 - 2027

Notice Description

Skills Motor Coaches awarded 4 out of 5 routes Hammonds Coaches awarded 1 out of 5 routes

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-dd696e1d-eb40-49f3-bd15-d6213c9b833f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01bdf750-6fc9-40e9-84a3-c7189a8b8c03
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

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services

60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£99,999 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£95,030 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 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
Nottingham City 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 3NG
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)
TLF14 Nottingham
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
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Hammonds Coaches Limited

Skills Motor Coaches

Further Information

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