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North Northamptonshire Council Bus Framework Mini Competition CONTRACT

North Northamptonshire Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 18:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

North Northamptonshire Council procured the operation of existing bus service 16, a local passenger transport service running between Thrapston and Kettering Leisure Village, with projections to Raunds. The service is required Monday to Saturday. The council also wanted to test the price of expanding the service, so the requirement included pricing for that potential extension as well as operating the existing route. The work is road passenger transport in North Northamptonshire. This was a competitive mini-competition under a bus services framework, rather than a standalone open tender. The service supports scheduled connections between the named towns and the leisure village; its specified operating days and route define the core requirement.

The procurement has been awarded to Midland Red (South) Limited. The award is recorded as pending. The award date was 16 September 2026 and its value is £488,940. The contract period runs from 25 October 2026 to 4 September 2027, with a stated maximum extent to 31 August 2030 through optional annual extensions. The council used a selective procedure and made the award through a competitive framework mini-competition. The competition had one lot, marked complete. The award concerns the existing bus service and proposed expansion pricing. No evaluation criteria or scoring basis are stated in the available procurement details. A future contract signature was scheduled for 23 October 2026.

For a supplier considering this buyer’s future bus-service requirements, the evidence here points to a need for the capability to operate a scheduled local service six days a week, connecting Thrapston with Kettering Leisure Village and serving projections to Raunds. Credibility would rest on being able to deliver dependable passenger transport across that route and to price both the existing service and a possible expansion. The council ran this as a competitive call-off from a bus services framework, so suppliers would need access to the relevant framework route to compete in a similar mini-competition. The selected provider was a large bus operator, indicating that the requirement was awarded to a supplier operating at substantial scale; the data gives no specific fleet, staffing, accreditation or performance thresholds.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

North Northamptonshire Council Bus Framework Mini Competition CONTRACT

Notice Description

North Northamptonshire Council requires the operation of bus service 16 on Monday to Saturdays. This contract is for the provision of existing bus service 16 between Thrapston and Kettering Leisure Village and Thrapston with projections to Raunds. The Council wishes to test the price for the expansion of the service.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cf7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092089-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£488,940 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
25 Oct 2026 - 4 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
North Northamptonshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORBY
Postcode
NN17 1QG
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)
TLF25 North Northamptonshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Electoral Ward
Corby West
Westminster Constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MIDLAND RED (SOUTH) LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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