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title: "Home to school, 9 seats and over Phase 4 2026"
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# Home to school, 9 seats and over Phase 4 2026

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1a337d0b-2dc9-4560-9c8f-0457ec3352f1

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services using vehicles with nine seats or more. The requirement is identified as Phase 4 for 2026, with transport services as the broad category. The recorded delivery location is England; no specific town, school or route is identified in the procurement details. The work is for school journeys, and suppliers would need to provide suitable vehicles and transport services for that purpose. The council is the buying organisation. The requirement is presented as a single procurement, rather than as separate lots, and the awarded suppliers are both local travel businesses. This gives transport operators serving school routes a clear indication of the type of service purchased, although the route-level scope is contained in an associated spreadsheet rather than described here.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Cheshire School Services Ltd and Northwich Travel. The award date was 30 April 2026. The recorded award value is £140,410. The contract period runs from 1 May 2026 to 1 May 2029. The procurement was titled Home to school, 9 seats and over Phase 4 2026, and the submission deadline was 30 April 2026 at 10:00. The procurement details do not state a named procedure or method, or explain the evaluation criteria used to select the suppliers. The procurement was treated as one requirement, with no lots recorded. The award names both suppliers under one award and does not state how the value or work is divided between them.

For operators considering comparable school transport work for Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for home-to-school services using vehicles with nine seats or more. The buyer selected two small and medium-sized travel suppliers, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by more than one provider rather than being awarded to a single large operator. A credible competitor would need to provide suitable vehicles and dependable capacity for school journeys, and be able to organise the routes and service delivery described in the detailed requirement. The procurement records no specialist accreditation or particular experience threshold, so these should not be assumed as formal conditions. The routes and operational detail should guide any assessment of whether a transport business has the right fleet, coverage and resources for a comparable requirement.

## Notice

See attached spreadsheet www.the-chest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b72e8328-302f-421e-8634-4b26f5e9fcb6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 1 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £140,410 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £140,410 |
| 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 | Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | CHESHIRE SCHOOL SERVICES LTD; Northwich Travel Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 11:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b72e8328-302f-421e-8634-4b26f5e9fcb6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b72e8328-302f-421e-8634-4b26f5e9fcb6
  7th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

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