--- title: "Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-08-24" --- # Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9.json) ## Summary Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services, specifically special-purpose road passenger transport (CPV 60130000). The requirement covers scheduled transport routes for pupils, including special educational needs routes SEN 881 to SEN 888. Services are to be delivered in England, for the Council’s education transport needs. The procurement is a services contract and was structured through the Council’s Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Four small and medium-sized enterprises were involved as suppliers: Freerun Private Services, Joes Travel, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The requirement is therefore relevant to passenger transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, school transport providers, and local fleet operators able to provide reliable, planned journeys for children, including passengers with special educational needs. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini competitions conducted through the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made on 24 August 2026 to Freerun Private Services, Joes Travel, Nexus Move Ltd and Stamford Cars UK Ltd. The awarded value is £293,261. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 12:00. The published requirement identifies eight routes: SEN 881 (£40,660), SEN 882 (£21,280), SEN 883 (£47,405), SEN 884 (£20,900), SEN 885 (£47,500), SEN 886 (£17,480), SEN 887 (£47,496) and SEN 888 (£50,540). The procurement was open to SMEs and used the Council’s dynamic purchasing system route. This award demonstrates established demand from Tameside Council for specialist, repeatable home-to-school transport delivered by smaller local operators. A credible future supplier would need suitable vehicles, trained and dependable drivers, robust safeguarding arrangements, and the operational capacity to run scheduled routes consistently throughout the school year. Experience transporting children with special educational needs would be particularly relevant, as would the ability to manage individual passenger requirements, punctual collections and returns, and communication with families and the Council. The successful supplier group shows that the requirement can be delivered by SMEs, including businesses based in Oldham, Dukinfield and Ashton-under-Lyne. Providers able to combine local route knowledge with resilient day-to-day scheduling and sufficient fleet availability would be well placed when this type of requirement returns. ## 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 881 - PS40,660 SEN 882 - PS21,280 SEN 883 - PS47,405 SEN 884 - PS20,900 SEN 885 - PS47,500 SEN 886 - PS17,480 SEN 887 - PS47,496 SEN 888 - PS50,540 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcb2a672-8ecd-4766-bdd7-b7ad3144d5ed | | 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 | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £17,480 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £293,261 | | 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 | Freerun Private Services; Joes Travel; 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 - 24 Aug 2026 at 15:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcb2a672-8ecd-4766-bdd7-b7ad3144d5ed ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dcb2a672-8ecd-4766-bdd7-b7ad3144d5ed 24th 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-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6ee5b8b6-28e3-44a7-824f-e7854a1835c9.json.