--- title: "Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-08-21" --- # Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a.json) ## Summary Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured special-purpose passenger transport services for its Home to School Transport requirements, focused on routes for children and young people with special educational needs. The requirement covered six SEN routes: 859, 860, 863, 864, 865 and 866. Services are delivered in England, for Tameside Council’s area. The procurement sits within the council’s Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System and was arranged through mini competitions. This is a transport services opportunity rather than a vehicle supply or general passenger transport contract. It is relevant to operators able to provide regular, route-based school transport, including specialist provision for passengers with additional needs, and to businesses serving Tameside and surrounding parts of Greater Manchester. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 21 August 2026 following mini competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The tender deadline was 13 July 2026 at 12:00. The six route values were £26,125 for SEN 859, £20,710 for SEN 860, £26,125 for SEN 863, £22,800 for SEN 864, £49,210 for SEN 865 and £14,820 for SEN 866. The recorded tender value is £14,820. The award value is £159,790. The contract period for the award runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The selected suppliers are CallACar, Nexus Move Ltd, SMF Travel and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This award shows that Tameside Council uses its dynamic purchasing system to source multiple specialist school transport routes from smaller local and regional operators. A credible future competitor would need the operational capacity to run scheduled home-to-school journeys reliably, manage several routes where appropriate, and provide transport for children and young people with special educational needs. Local knowledge of Tameside and nearby Greater Manchester communities would support route planning, punctuality and dependable daily delivery. The successful supplier group demonstrates that SMEs can compete for this type of council requirement. Transport businesses should therefore be prepared to respond to mini competitions through the purchasing system, with sufficient vehicles, drivers, scheduling controls and service resilience to meet recurring school-route obligations. ## 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 859 - PS26,125 SEN 860 - PS20,710 SEN 863 - PS26,125 SEN 864 - PS22,800 SEN 865 - PS49,210 SEN 866 - PS14,820 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee2cdd0-5c59-4174-b9ac-32d3e1037f51 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 13 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £14,820 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £159,790 | | 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; Nexus Move Ltd; SMF Travel; Stamford Cars UK Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 12:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee2cdd0-5c59-4174-b9ac-32d3e1037f51 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6ee2cdd0-5c59-4174-b9ac-32d3e1037f51 21st 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-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3fb47979-047e-4480-9df3-9b7888d3390a.json.