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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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26 Aug 2026 at 08:58

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned home-to-school transport services, including special educational needs (SEN) passenger transport, for routes in England. The requirement covers eight SEN routes, numbered 889 to 896, supporting the transport of pupils between home and school. The procurement is classified as special-purpose road passenger-transport services and falls within the services category. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is the buyer. The work is route-based rather than a single general transport service, so relevant suppliers are operators able to organise and deliver scheduled school journeys for children with additional transport needs. The recorded requirement is titled Lot 4 – Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 26 August 2026 following mini competitions run through the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The awarded contract value is £403,500. Four suppliers were selected: Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd, SMF Travel and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The route-level values are £53,500 for SEN 889, £54,000 for SEN 890, £27,000 for SEN 891, £24,000 for SEN 892, £64,500 for SEN 893, £58,500 for SEN 894, £53,500 for SEN 895 and £68,500 for SEN 896. The arrangement is suitable for SMEs.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from Tameside Council for specialist, route-based home-to-school transport, including SEN journeys, delivered through a dynamic purchasing system and mini-competition route. A credible future supplier would need dependable passenger-transport operations, the vehicles and drivers needed for scheduled school routes, and the capacity to run several journeys reliably across the service area. Experience transporting children with special educational needs would be directly relevant, as would robust safeguarding, passenger-care and service-continuity arrangements. The successful supplier group shows that smaller transport businesses can compete for this type of work. Operators with local coverage around Tameside, strong scheduling and dispatch capability, and evidence of delivering compliant education or specialist passenger transport would be well placed when similar requirements return.

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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 889 - PS53,500 SEN 890 - PS54,000 SEN 891 - PS27,000 SEN 892 - PS24,000 SEN 893 - PS64,500 SEN 894 - PS58,500 SEN 895 - PS53,500 SEN 896 - PS68,500

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f2dd02b3-b197-4fa7-83d6-546b510c26f7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eb0fe8c2-a209-47ab-a4ad-edb1f33270dd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£24,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£403,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
6 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
4
Supplier Names

Freerun Private Services

Nexus Move Ltd

SMF Travel

Stamford Cars UK Ltd

Further Information

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