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title: "CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2603"
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buyer: "Nottingham City Council"
published: "2026-09-09"
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# CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2603

Buyer: Nottingham City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11b6ab13-ef39-4094-bd5f-8140a0147e34

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## Summary

Nottingham City Council procured home-to-school transport for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). The requirement covers special-purpose road passenger-transport services, including passenger transport vehicles supplied with drivers. The work is delivered in England, for journeys associated with Nottingham City Council’s education transport responsibilities. This is a passenger transport services opportunity rather than a vehicle-only supply contract: relevant businesses would need to provide or operate suitable vehicles with drivers and manage SEN home-to-school journeys. The procurement was awarded to one supplier. It is most relevant to specialist school transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, minibus operators, and passenger transport companies able to deliver supported transport services for SEN passengers.

The procurement has been completed following an open procedure. Nottingham City Council awarded the contract to Arrow on 31 August 2026, at an awarded value of £56,050. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The wider tender records a contract period through 31 July 2028 and an estimated value of £56,050. The requirement was evaluated after a competitive tender and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. One supplier was selected. The procurement concerned services, with submissions closing on 31 August 2026 at 12:00. The award is active, and the published outcome confirms that Arrow was the successful supplier.

For suppliers that did not win, this award provides clear evidence that Nottingham City Council buys dedicated SEN home-to-school transport from specialist passenger transport providers. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the operational capacity to run regular school journeys, suitable passenger vehicles, and appropriately experienced drivers able to support children and young people with special educational needs. Reliable scheduling, route management, safeguarding-focused operating procedures, and dependable day-to-day service delivery would be important capabilities for this type of work. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs, so smaller local transport operators may be well placed where they can demonstrate sufficient vehicles, driver availability, resilience and experience in supported or school passenger transport.

## Notice

Home to school SEN transport, awarded to 1 supplier after evaluation

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dddcffc-c298-4f31-b151-333aeb0afc88 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £56,050 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £56,050 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Nottingham City Council |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Arrow |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 9 Sep 2026 at 13:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dddcffc-c298-4f31-b151-333aeb0afc88

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4dddcffc-c298-4f31-b151-333aeb0afc88
  9th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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