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Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme

Derbyshire County Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 12:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derbyshire County Council procured specialist consultancy support for its Specialised Home to School Transport Service under the Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme. The requirement is classified as civil engineering consultancy services, placing it within the professional services sector rather than transport operations or vehicle supply. The work concerns the council’s home-to-school transport enhancement activity and is delivered in Derbyshire, within the East Midlands. Businesses relevant to this requirement include consultancies that advise public authorities on specialised transport services and can provide technical consultancy associated with civil engineering. The buyer is Derbyshire County Council, a sub-central public authority based at County Hall in Matlock. The selected supplier is Route Wise Consulting Limited, an SME based in Rochdale.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award below the threshold, without competition. One lot was completed. Derbyshire County Council awarded the contract to Route Wise Consulting Limited. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026 and runs from 4 May 2026 to 4 October 2026. Its value is £55,000 excluding VAT, or £66,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The published description identifies the purchase as specialist consultancy support relating to the Specialised Home to School Transport Service. The award covers civil engineering consultancy services and relates to the single completed lot. This outcome shows the council used a below-threshold, non-competitive route to appoint the supplier for the defined consultancy requirement.

This procurement indicates demand from Derbyshire County Council for specialist consultancy linked to its specialised home-to-school transport service and wider transport enhancement programme. Competitors seeking comparable work would need to present a credible public-sector consultancy offer focused on specialised transport support, with the technical capability to undertake work classified as civil engineering consultancy services. Relevant firms are likely to be specialist consultancies rather than general transport operators, vehicle suppliers or routine passenger transport providers. Route Wise Consulting Limited’s selection, as an SME, shows that the requirement was deliverable by a focused smaller consultancy rather than only by a large corporate supplier. A credible future provider would need suitable specialist expertise, the capacity to support a council service, and an understanding of public-authority requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme

Notice Description

Direct award contract to Route Wise Consultancy Ltd for specialist consultancy support relating to the Specialised Home to School Transport Service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f46d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084841-2026
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
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£55,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 May 2026 - 4 Oct 2026 1-6 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
Derbyshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MATLOCK
Postcode
DE4 3AG
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Electoral Ward
Matlock West
Westminster Constituency
Derbyshire Dales

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROUTE WISE CONSULTING LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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