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North Northamptonshire Council Local Bus Framework

NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

19 Dec 2025 at 11:07

Tender

31 Oct 2025 at 15:37

Summary of the contracting process

North Northamptonshire Council has successfully completed the procurement process for the North Northamptonshire Council Local Bus Framework. This procurement, in the public road transport services industry category, aims to enhance accessibility in the North Northants region, with an award date set for 19th December 2025. The framework, valued at a gross total of £43.2 million, will be implemented starting from 2nd February 2026 until 1st February 2030. Executed under an open procedure, this contract was governed by the UK Public Contracts Regulations and anticipates that call-off contracts will be awarded through further competition. The procurement location corresponds to the UKF25 region, encompassing Northamptonshire, with the primary category being services.

This framework offers significant opportunities for businesses, both large companies and SMEs, interested in delivering public road transport services. Specifically, the tender encourages SMEs to participate, with four out of the five final stage bids being from SME suppliers. The open nature of this framework, allowing for further competition, provides dynamic opportunities for varied contract sizes and requirements, making it ideally suited for SMEs that can adapt and scale services competitively. Such tenders can aid businesses in expanding their market reach, building resilience, and fostering economic growth through public sector partnerships.

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Notice Title

North Northamptonshire Council Local Bus Framework

Notice Description

North Northamptonshire Council wish to develop a bus framework which will play a role in enhancing accessibility across North Northants. As a relatively new authority, this framework aims to either replace services previously Procured by the former Northamptonshire County Council, and/or to introduce new services, with the potential for them to be commercially viable by the end of the contracts. This framework will be opened in accordance with the requirements under the Procurement Act 2023 (or sooner if deemed necessary by the Council) and all call off contracts will be awarded via further competition only.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d849
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084786-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£36,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£36,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£36,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Dec 20252 months ago
Contract Period
2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2026-12-01

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CORBY
Postcode
NN17 1QG
Post Town
Northampton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
TLF25 North Northamptonshire

Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Lloyds
Westminster Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

BLAND'S (RUTLAND

CENTREBUS

COMMMINIBUS

LAWSON'S OF CORBY

MIDLAND RED (SOUTH

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