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title: "Home to school 8 seats and under Phase 5 2026"
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buyer: "Cheshire West and Chester Council"
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# Home to school 8 seats and under Phase 5 2026

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2ffedf07-77b1-4d74-b413-ea23750495ab

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council procured home-to-school transport using vehicles with eight seats or fewer. The requirement is for passenger transport services supporting school journeys in England. The published description points to a spreadsheet for the detailed routes and requirements, so the service scope is limited to the council’s small-vehicle school transport phase rather than general transport work. Eleven suppliers were named for the award: 24x7 Ltd, ABC Taxis NW Ltd, Blink Taxis Ltd, Cheshire Cars, Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich, Cheshire School Services Ltd, GM Travel (Winsford) Ltd, Mr.H’s, Parkers, Terrific Taxis and Vedamain Ltd.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 28 May 2026. The eleven named suppliers were awarded the contract collectively, with a stated award value of £1,079,105. The contract period runs from 29 May 2026 to 28 May 2029. The tender deadline was 28 May 2026 at 10:00. The procedure is described as “Other”; no specific evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are stated in the available procurement details. The council’s estimated tender value was also £1,079,105. No separate lot awards or values are set out.

This award demonstrates recurring council demand for small-vehicle school transport in Cheshire West and Chester. Suppliers positioned to compete when this requirement returns would need to operate or coordinate vehicles seating eight or fewer and deliver dependable journeys for school pupils. The selected group ranges from a large transport provider to local small businesses, indicating that providers of different sizes were included in the award. Local knowledge and the ability to cover the council’s specified routes are likely to be commercially relevant, although the route-level requirements are contained in the referenced spreadsheet rather than the summary data. Businesses focused on larger coaches, unrelated passenger transport or general taxi work without capacity to meet school journey requirements are less closely aligned with this opportunity.

## 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/2f572f4b-4abb-4e15-a923-1ec9d0276839 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 29 May 2026 - 28 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,079,105 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,079,105 |
| 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 | 11 |
| Supplier names | 24x7 Ltd; abc taxis nw ltd; Blink Taxis Ltd; Cheshire cars; Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich; CHESHIRE SCHOOL SERVICES LTD; GM Travel (Winsford) Ltd; Mr.H's; Parkers; Terrific Taxis; Vedamain Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 11:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f572f4b-4abb-4e15-a923-1ec9d0276839

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2f572f4b-4abb-4e15-a923-1ec9d0276839
  7th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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