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

West Northamptonshire Council

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04 Aug 2026 at 10:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for a route serving Purple Oak Academy in Northampton. The requirement is for an operator to provide an eight-seat vehicle and daily transport between the school and collection points in Brackley, Silverstone and Towcester. The morning journey runs from Bridgewater Close and other stops in Brackley and Towcester to Purple Oak Academy, with an afternoon return route. Passenger requirements include booster seats and child seats, with passengers identified as having social, emotional, interaction, communication, mental health or autism-related difficulties. This is a passenger transport service rather than a general taxi or vehicle supply requirement. The work is delivered across Northampton, Brackley, Silverstone and Towcester for the council’s education transport needs.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was selected through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. Ezy Cars, a Northampton-based SME, was awarded the single route. The award was made on 4 August 2026 and the contract was signed the same day. The contract is active from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028, with a gross value of £80,000. The service is classified as transport services, excluding waste transport. The tender and lot are recorded as complete, while the award and contract are active. The available process information identifies the limited competition route, but does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or detailed evaluation weighting. The selected supplier is Ezy Cars.

This award shows a defined requirement for school passenger transport using an eight-seat vehicle, with scheduled morning and afternoon journeys across Northamptonshire locations. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate reliably to fixed pickup and school times, manage a repeated route between Brackley, Silverstone, Towcester and Northampton, and provide suitable booster and child seating. Experience transporting children with social, emotional, communication, mental health or autism-related difficulties would be directly relevant, as would the ability to support passengers whose needs differ from standard school transport. Local operating knowledge, dependable vehicle availability and the capacity to deliver the complete route consistently would strengthen a supplier’s position when this council next assesses comparable provision.

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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) : S515A 8 Seater Operator PA Outbound - AM 08:02 Bridgewater Close, Brackley, NN13 6DE 08:07 Delorean Way, Brackley, NN13 6BF 08:19 The Slade, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8UH 08:29 Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DJ 09:00 - Purple Oak Academy - Whiston Road, Northampton, NN2 7RR Return - PM 15:00 - Purple Oak Academy - Whiston Road, Northampton, NN2 7RR 15:30 Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DJ 15:40 The Slade, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8UH 15:53 Delorean Way, Brackley, NN13 6BF 15:58 Bridgewater Close, Brackley, NN13 6DE GB Social and emotional difficulties - Booster Seat MJ Social, emotional, interaction and communication difficulties - Child seat RB Diffs associated with a diagnosis of ASD & associated difficulties - Booster EB Difficulties with Social, emotional and mental health

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dac9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073538-2026
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
4 Aug 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

Ezy Cars

Further Information

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