--- title: "CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2602" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Nottingham City Council" published: "2026-09-09" --- # CPU5289 - SEN - NCC2602 Buyer: Nottingham City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3.json) ## Summary Nottingham City Council procured home-to-school transport for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). The requirement covers special-purpose road passenger-transport services and the hire of passenger transport vehicles with drivers. Services are delivered in England, for journeys associated with the council’s home-to-school transport responsibilities. This is a public service contract for transport operators able to provide suitable vehicles and drivers for SEN passengers, rather than a general vehicle hire requirement. The procurement was awarded to three suppliers: Arrow, DG Cars and Rushcliffe Travel. All three suppliers are small and medium-sized enterprises based in or around Nottingham, indicating a locally delivered requirement suited to smaller specialist transport businesses. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 31 August 2026 following an open procedure. The award went to Arrow, DG Cars and Rushcliffe Travel, jointly, for £231,990 including the stated procurement value in GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The wider procurement records a contract period ending 31 July 2028, so businesses assessing the council’s longer-term requirement should distinguish the awarded period from the overall procurement period. The tender submission deadline was 31 August 2026 at 12:00. Nottingham City Council evaluated submissions before selecting the three suppliers. The opportunity was identified as suitable for SMEs and categorised as a services procurement. For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates recurring local demand for SEN home-to-school transport delivered through more than one operator. A credible future competitor would need to provide reliable special-purpose passenger transport, appropriately driven vehicles and safe, consistent journeys for children and young people with additional needs. The requirement is accessible to smaller businesses: all three selected suppliers are recorded as SMEs, and the award was shared between three providers rather than concentrated in a single national operator. Relevant capability includes managing school-time routes, maintaining dependable vehicle and driver capacity, coordinating journeys across Nottingham and surrounding areas, and meeting the practical safeguarding and service standards expected for SEN transport. Local knowledge and operational resilience would strengthen a supplier’s position. ## Notice Home to school SEN transport, awarded to 3 suppliers after evaluation ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93ac4f8c-021a-404b-83db-c4066d95168a | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 31 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £231,990 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £231,990 | | 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 | Nottingham City Council | | Locality | NOTTINGHAM | | Postcode area | Nottingham | | Postcode | NG2 3NG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire | | ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham | | Local authority | Nottingham | | Electoral ward | Castle | | Westminster constituency | Nottingham 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 | 3 | | Supplier names | Arrow; DG Cars; Rushcliffe Travel LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services - 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver ## Release History - 9 Sep 2026 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93ac4f8c-021a-404b-83db-c4066d95168a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/93ac4f8c-021a-404b-83db-c4066d95168a 9th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## 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-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b751403-3d20-485e-8943-c445ae2fc0b3.json.