--- title: "Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-08-24" --- # Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e.json) ## Summary Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services for special educational needs (SEN) routes in England. The requirement covers special-purpose passenger transport, including the operation of several individual school transport routes identified as SEN 874 to SEN 880. The council is the buyer and the services are intended to transport eligible pupils between home and school. This is a service opportunity for passenger transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, minibus providers, and other organisations able to deliver planned school journeys for children with additional needs. The procurement was run through the council’s Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System, with the requirement presented as Lot 4 for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender submission deadline was 23 July 2026 at 12:00. The recorded tender value was £15,200, while the awarded value was £289,180. The award date was 24 August 2026. The awarded contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Four suppliers were selected jointly: CallACar, D C Travel, Enamul Haque and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The published route values were £46,740 for SEN 874, £43,320 for SEN 875, £15,200 for SEN 876, £45,600 for SEN 877, £48,450 for SEN 878, £36,670 for SEN 879 and £53,200 for SEN 880. The procurement method was recorded as an ‘Other’ procedure through the dynamic purchasing system. This award demonstrates continuing demand from Tameside Council for specialist home-to-school passenger transport delivered through a dynamic purchasing system. The successful supplier group consisted of four small businesses, showing that the requirement can be delivered by smaller local or regional operators rather than only large transport companies. A credible future supplier would need dependable vehicles and drivers, the capacity to run scheduled SEN journeys consistently, and the operational resilience to cover multiple routes or provide reliable cover when required. Experience transporting children with special educational needs would be relevant, together with strong safeguarding, passenger-assistance, punctuality and route-management arrangements. Businesses serving Tameside and surrounding communities, including taxi, private-hire and minibus operators, are the closest fit for this type of recurring council requirement. ## Notice Tameside Council have carried out a number of mini competitions for their Home to School requirements via the Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Routes awarded and contract values below: SEN 874 - PS46,740 SEN 875 - PS43,320 SEN 876 - PS15,200 SEN 877 - PS45,600 SEN 878 - PS48,450 SEN 879 - PS36,670 SEN 880 - PS53,200 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6c846b9-10c5-4153-8da9-155e385878d6 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 23 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,200 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £289,180 | | 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 | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council | | Locality | SALE | | Postcode area | Manchester | | Postcode | M33 7ZF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West | | Local authority | Trafford | | Electoral ward | Sale Central | | Westminster constituency | Wythenshawe and Sale 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 | 4 | | Supplier names | CallACar; D C Travel; Enamul Haque; Stamford Cars UK Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services ## Release History - 24 Aug 2026 at 11:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6c846b9-10c5-4153-8da9-155e385878d6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c6c846b9-10c5-4153-8da9-155e385878d6 24th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.tameside.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2a52000a-8baf-4912-9658-6ed41778137e.json.