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

West Northamptonshire Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 11:48

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for route SN2401, providing a one-to-eight-seat vehicle service for school travel. The route operates between Grange Road, Northampton, and Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, with stops also covering Northamptonshire NN6 0SD. The service includes morning outbound journeys and afternoon return journeys, Monday to Friday during school term time. The route requires passenger assistance and provision of one booster seat and one child seat. This is a local education transport requirement rather than general public bus operation, and is suited to operators able to provide reliable, scheduled journeys for children between residential collection points and school.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ACTIVE NORTH CARS on 6 August 2026 following a below-threshold limited competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 25 July 2027, with a gross value of £49,750. It was treated as a light-touch services procurement and covered one completed route. The evaluation basis is the outcome of the limited competition; the published data does not set out separate scoring criteria. The contracted service follows the specified term-time weekday timetable, with morning journeys at approximately 08:25 to 08:45 and afternoon journeys at approximately 13:15, 15:15, 15:26 and 15:27.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a recurring requirement from West Northamptonshire Council for small-capacity, route-based school transport in the Northampton and Moulton area. A credible competitor would need suitable one-to-eight-seat passenger vehicles, the operational capacity to run several fixed morning and afternoon timings, and the reliability needed for weekday term-time school journeys. The requirement also indicates the importance of transporting children safely between multiple collection points and school, including the ability to provide passenger assistance and appropriate child and booster seating. Local knowledge, dependable dispatch and contingency arrangements for scheduled education transport would strengthen a future response to this buyer’s route-based requirements.

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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) : SN2401 With PA Monday to Friday - Term time only Outbound - AM 08:25 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 08:35 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 08:35 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ, NN6 0SD 08:45 Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW Return - PM 13:15 Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW 13:20 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 15:15 Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW 15:26 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZD 15:27 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 1 booster seat, 1 child seat

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074632-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Large

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
£49,750 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 26 Jul 2027 6-12 months
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

ACTIVE NORTH CARS

Further Information

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