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

West Northamptonshire Council

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02 Sep 2026 at 16:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for route-based provision using vehicles carrying between one and eight passengers. The requirement concerns transport services rather than vehicle supply, construction or general logistics, and is classified under CPV 60000000, transport services excluding waste transport. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, a sub-central public authority. The service is associated with the council’s passenger transport requirements in Northamptonshire, although the available procurement record does not identify individual routes, passenger groups or delivery addresses. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to operators able to provide small-capacity passenger transport on specified routes for a local authority, rather than suppliers offering only large-bus operations, vehicle hire without drivers, or unrelated transport services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot covered the requirement. The contract was awarded to MS CARS on 2 September 2026 and signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 6 September 2026. Its recorded value is £0.01 including VAT, with the same amount stated before VAT. The award is for passenger transport services under the light-touch regime. No evaluation weighting or selection requirements are recorded in the procurement details. The outcome is one active award to MS CARS, an SME based in Northampton. The very short contract period indicates a specific, limited route-based service rather than a long-term transport network contract.

This award provides evidence that West Northamptonshire Council uses a limited-competition route to procure small-capacity passenger transport, including provision for vehicles carrying one to eight passengers. Suppliers considering similar council work would need to operate suitable passenger vehicles, provide reliable drivers and coordinate delivery against defined routes and service requirements. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a major transport group. Relevant capability is therefore practical route operation, local availability and the ability to respond to short, specific passenger transport requirements. Businesses with only large-vehicle fleets or no passenger transport operating capability would be less well placed.

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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-06f0b6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083221-2026
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
2 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 7 Sep 2026 30 days
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

MS CARS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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