--- title: "Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-08-18" --- # Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc.json) ## Summary Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured special-purpose passenger transport for its Home to School Transport requirements, focused on routes for pupils with special educational needs. The work is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply or infrastructure project. Delivery is in England, for Tameside Council’s home-to-school transport network. The procurement was arranged as Lot 4 for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council and was managed by the Council. It sits within the Council’s wider Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System, using mini-competitions for individual requirements. The opportunity is therefore relevant to operators able to provide scheduled, school-related passenger transport for children and young people with additional needs, including businesses serving Tameside and surrounding areas. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini-competitions through the Home To School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender submission deadline was 30 June 2026 at noon. The award date was 18 August 2026, with an awarded value of £130,070. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. Four suppliers were selected: CallACar, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The published route values were £24,620 for SEN 849, £18,620 for SEN 850, £15,200 for SEN 851, £23,560 for SEN 852, £22,420 for SEN 853 and £25,650 for SEN 854. The service category is passenger transport, and the procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This award demonstrates established demand from Tameside Council for specialist home-to-school passenger transport, including several separately identified SEN routes. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliable scheduled transport for pupils with special educational needs and manage multiple route requirements under the Council’s dynamic purchasing system. The successful supplier group shows that smaller transport businesses can compete: all four named providers are recorded as SMEs, with operators based in Denton, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne. Relevant strengths include local operating knowledge, suitable passenger vehicles, dependable school-day capacity and the ability to respond to mini-competitions for individual routes. Businesses able to combine compliant day-to-day transport operations with sufficient capacity across more than one route would be well placed when this requirement returns to market. ## 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 849 - PS24,620 SEN 850 - PS18,620 SEN 851 - PS15,200 SEN 852 - PS23,560 SEN 853 - PS22,420 SEN 854 - PS25,650 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34a6f3e5-a9a2-4648-9e6f-8ab9d77a9dda | | 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 | 18 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 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 | £130,070 | | 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; Freerun Private Services; Nexus Move Ltd; Stamford Cars UK Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 11:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34a6f3e5-a9a2-4648-9e6f-8ab9d77a9dda ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34a6f3e5-a9a2-4648-9e6f-8ab9d77a9dda 18th 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-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3dd88466-6320-43a9-8a2d-8d64965085bc.json.