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

West Northamptonshire Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 14:08

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route serving school travel. The requirement is for a vehicle provision of between one and eight seats, with no passenger assistant. The weekday outbound journey collects passengers from Paddock Cottage, Watford, and Home Farm on Kilsby Road, Barby, and takes them to Houlton School in Rugby. The return journey runs from Houlton School back to those two collection points. The route covers approximately 15 passenger miles per day. The work is delivered across Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, including Watford, Barby, Houlton and Rugby. The relevant service category is passenger transport services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Star Cab Daventry Limited. It used limited competition under a below-threshold procedure and the light-touch regime. One route was awarded, with an award status of active. The award was made on 10 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract value is £424.90 gross, in GBP. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. The service operates on weekdays, with outbound collection times at 07:57 and 08:07, arrival at Houlton School at 08:25, and return departures at 15:10, 15:29 and 15:40. The contracting authority is West Northamptonshire Council.

This award indicates a requirement for dependable, small-scale school passenger transport on a fixed route, with morning collections and an afternoon return. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would have access to vehicles seating up to eight passengers, the operational capacity to cover weekday journeys, and a strong ability to maintain precise timetables across rural and semi-rural collection points. Local knowledge of the roads between Watford, Barby and Houlton School would support reliable delivery, while experience of scheduled school transport would help demonstrate credibility. The limited-competition route and below-threshold scale indicate an opportunity suited to smaller local transport operators as well as established taxi or private-hire businesses able to provide consistent vehicle and driver availability.

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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) : Route: DG23 Service: 311 NO PA Mon-Fri Outbound 07:57 XX Watford, Paddock Cottage - Crick Rd, NN6 7UE 08:07 XX Home Farm - Kilsby Road, Barby, CV23 8TU 08:25 - Houlton School - Houlton School, Signal Drive, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1ED Return 15:10 - Houlton School - Houlton School, Signal Drive, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1ED 15:29 XX Home Farm - Kilsby Road, Barby, CV23 8TU 15:40 XX Watford, Paddock Cottage - Crick Rd, NN6 7UE Daily passenger miles: 15

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e032
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075758-2026
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
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
£424 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
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

star cab daventry limited

Further Information

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