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Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 10:25

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Summary of the contracting process

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services through its Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The requirement covers dedicated passenger transport routes for pupils travelling to and from school, delivered for the council in Tameside and the surrounding area of England. The published scope identifies special-purpose road passenger-transport services, including routes SOC 141, SOC 142, SOC 144 and SOC 145. This is a transport services opportunity rather than a vehicle supply or infrastructure contract. It is relevant to operators providing scheduled or route-based school transport, including businesses able to organise suitable vehicles, drivers and daily service delivery for individual school travel requirements. The procurement is identified as Lot 4 for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini competitions under the dynamic purchasing system. The award date was 17 August 2026. Three suppliers were selected: Enamul Haque, Freerun Private Services and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The awarded value is £110,252. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The route-level values stated for the mini competitions are £39,600 for SOC 141, £30,600 for SOC 142, £28,500 for SOC 144 and £11,552 for SOC 145. The tender submission deadline was 20 April 2026 at 12:00. Small and medium-sized enterprises were identified as suitable suppliers. Evaluation was conducted through mini competitions within the dynamic purchasing system.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from Tameside Council for outsourced home-to-school passenger transport delivered through a dynamic purchasing system. It is commercially relevant to small and medium-sized operators able to compete for individual route requirements rather than only large bundled contracts. A credible future supplier would need dependable operational capacity for repeated school journeys, suitable vehicles and drivers, route planning and the ability to maintain consistent service across the contract area. Businesses should also be able to respond to mini competitions under the council’s purchasing system and price separate routes competitively. The three successful suppliers show that the requirement can be met by smaller transport businesses, including local operators serving Tameside, Hyde, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne.

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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: SOC 141 - PS39,600 SOC 142 - PS30,600 SOC 144 - PS28,500 SOC 145 - PS11, 552

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-f7529b8c-ffa6-4a2a-8bd8-3b387094d0c8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/47a277ec-fa11-4a5c-88ec-f663c316226f
Current Stage
Award
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
£11,552 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£110,252 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Apr 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 2-3 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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
3
Supplier Names

Enamul Haque

Freerun Private Services

Stamford Cars UK Ltd

Further Information

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