--- title: "Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-08-26" --- # Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f.json) ## Summary Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services through its Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The requirement covers special-purpose road passenger transport, including routes identified as SOC 155 and SEN 867, SEN 869, SEN 870, SEN 871, SEN 872 and SEN 873. Services are delivered for Tameside Council in England. The work is passenger transport for school pupils, including special educational needs routes, rather than general taxi or private-hire provision. The selected supplier group comprises CallACar, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The procurement is classified as a services opportunity and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This indicates a requirement that can be delivered by established local or regional transport operators with suitable vehicles, drivers and operational coordination. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini-competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Four suppliers were awarded together: CallACar, Freerun Private Services, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The awarded value is £234,555. The route values are SOC 155 £35,625; SEN 867 £39,710; SEN 869 £48,640; SEN 870 £15,960; SEN 871 £22,040; SEN 872 £46,360; and SEN 873 £26,220. The award date was 26 August 2026. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The tender submission deadline was 20 July 2026 at 12:00. The procurement method was recorded as ‘Other’ within the dynamic purchasing system. The award was active when published. For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need dependable school transport operations, suitable vehicles and the capacity to run several scheduled routes for Tameside pupils. Experience of home-to-school transport is particularly relevant, including the practical management of special educational needs journeys, daily reliability, safeguarding and communication with the council, schools, families and passengers. The awarded supplier group shows that the requirement can be delivered by small and medium-sized transport businesses, including operators based around Denton, Oldham and Ashton-under-Lyne. Businesses considering this market should therefore be able to demonstrate local coverage, resilient driver and vehicle capacity, route planning and contingency arrangements. Familiarity with mini-competitions under a dynamic purchasing system would also be important, as would the ability to price and mobilise multiple pupil transport routes consistently. ## 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: SOC 155 - PS35,625 SEN 867 - PS39,710 SEN 869 - PS48,640 SEN 870 - PS15,960 SEN 871 - PS22,040 SEN 872 - PS46,360 SEN 873 - PS26,220 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c11c09e9-b3f6-4b57-b399-f8c6d389e4db | | 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 | 26 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 26 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,960 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £234,555 | | 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 - 26 Aug 2026 at 12:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c11c09e9-b3f6-4b57-b399-f8c6d389e4db ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c11c09e9-b3f6-4b57-b399-f8c6d389e4db 26th 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-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c56a1df-3060-464f-866e-1f859688078f.json.