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Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

West Northamptonshire Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 16:02

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured a route-based passenger transport service for one passenger with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The requirement is for an operator providing a vehicle with four passenger seats, within the wider 1–8-seat provision. The service runs between Clay Green, Cresswell House, Towcester, and Oxford Montessori School at Forest Farm, Elsfield, Oxford. The scheduled journey is outbound in the morning, leaving at 07:40 and arriving at 08:30, with a return journey leaving the school at 15:30 and reaching Clay Green at 16:20. This is a local, school-related transport service requiring reliable daily operation between Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. The procurement category is passenger transport services.

The procurement is complete following a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One route-based lot was awarded to Station taxi limited, an SME, and the award is active. The award date was 24 July 2026. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. Its gross value is £80,000. The evaluation outcome selected Station taxi limited for the passenger transport requirement. The council set a starting price for the contract. The procedure concerned a single completed route-based requirement rather than a multi-lot award, covering transport services for the specified school journey and passenger provision.

This procurement demonstrates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for specialist, route-based school transport linking Towcester with Oxford. A credible future competitor would need to provide a suitable vehicle for up to eight passengers, with capacity for the specified four-passenger configuration, and deliver dependable morning and afternoon journeys to fixed timings. Relevant strengths include experience transporting children or young people with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, safe passenger handling, punctual school-route operations and dependable coverage across Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire. Suppliers should be able to manage recurring daily journeys, maintain suitable vehicles and provide an operator capable of meeting the council’s passenger transport standards. The award to a small enterprise indicates that this scale of requirement can suit an SME with focused local transport capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Notice Description

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : S717 Operator PA 4 Passenger Seats Outbound - AM 07:40 Clay Green, Cresswell House, Towcester, NN12 6GE 08:30 - Oxford Montessori School - Oxford Montessori School, Forest Farm, Elsfield, Oxford, OX3 9UW Return - PM 15:30 - Oxford Montessori School - Oxford Montessori School, Forest Farm, Elsfield, Oxford, OX3 9UW 16:20 Clay Green, Cresswell House, Towcester, NN12 6GE * West Northants Council will set a starting price on this contract. * EM Social emotional and mental health difficulties

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d39e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070449-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£80,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 24 Jul 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
West Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORTHAMPTON
Postcode
NN1 1ED
Postcode Area
Northampton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF24 West Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Northampton North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Station taxi limited

Further Information

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