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

West Northamptonshire Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 18:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services using vehicles seating between one and eight people. The requirement covers transport services for specific routes, rather than a general fleet or network operation. The procurement falls within passenger and other transport services and is intended for delivery in and around West Northamptonshire, with the council as the buying organisation. The selected supplier, A Cars Banbury, is based in Banbury and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. This opportunity is relevant to businesses providing local passenger transport with cars or other small vehicles, particularly operators able to organise reliable journeys against defined routes and council requirements. It is less relevant to suppliers focused on freight, large-scale bus operations, vehicle supply or unrelated transport consultancy.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One completed lot was awarded to A Cars Banbury. The award was made on 27 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 26 August 2026. The active contract runs from 27 August 2026 to 25 July 2027. Its recorded value is £0.01 including and excluding tax. The award covers transport services for the one-to-eight-seat route-based provision. The available outcome is an active award and contract for the selected supplier; there were no reported cancellations or terminations. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route, with the detailed award criteria and scoring basis governed by the procurement requirements for this passenger transport service.

For a supplier that did not win, this procurement demonstrates that West Northamptonshire Council uses a below-threshold limited competition route for small-vehicle, route-based passenger transport. A credible future competitor would need access to cars or other vehicles seating up to eight passengers, the capacity to cover defined local routes, and the operational discipline to provide dependable scheduled transport throughout the service period. The selected provider is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a large national transport company. Businesses should therefore assess their local driver and vehicle capacity, route planning, safeguarding and passenger-service arrangements, and their ability to meet council procurement requirements for recurring passenger transport work of this type.

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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 Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee1c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081991-2026
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
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Aug 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

A Cars Banbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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