--- title: "Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council" published: "2026-08-28" --- # Lot 4 - Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Buyer: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af.json) ## Summary Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council procured home-to-school transport services through its Dynamic Purchasing System, covering special-purpose road passenger transport. The requirement comprised three routes for special educational needs (SEN) pupils: SEN 911, SEN 912 and SEN 913. The services are for transporting children between home and school, with delivery recorded in England. Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council is the buying organisation. The opportunity is relevant to passenger transport operators, school transport providers, taxi and private-hire businesses, and other firms able to provide reliable, safeguarded transport for pupils with additional needs. It is a services requirement rather than a vehicle, infrastructure or general logistics contract, and is specifically associated with education transport for Tameside Council. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following mini-competitions under the Home to School Transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made on 28 August 2026 to Freerun Private Services, Opal Transport Ltd and Street Cars Manchester Ltd. The recorded awarded value is £90,060. The description identifies route values of £38,000 for SEN 911, £33,060 for SEN 912 and £53,200 for SEN 913; these are stated separately and are not allocated to individual suppliers in the published outcome. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The procurement category was services, with special-purpose road passenger transport as the classification. This outcome demonstrates established demand from Tameside Council for contracted home-to-school transport for pupils with special educational needs, procured through a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions. It also shows that small and medium-sized transport businesses can be successful in this market. Suppliers preparing for a future requirement would need credible capability in special-purpose passenger transport, dependable route delivery and the operational capacity to serve education journeys consistently. Experience of school transport and transporting children with additional needs would help demonstrate suitability, alongside robust safeguarding, driver management, vehicle availability and service reliability where required by the procurement documents. Taxi, private-hire and specialist school transport operators with local operating capacity may therefore be well placed to compete when comparable routes return 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 911 - PS38,000 SEN 912 - PS33,060 SEN 913 - PS53,200 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12c99eaf-27d1-4604-8d96-4b83f71a893d | | 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 | 28 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £33,060 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £90,060 | | 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 | 3 | | Supplier names | Freerun Private Services; Opal Transport Ltd; Street Cars Manchester Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services ## Release History - 28 Aug 2026 at 11:42 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12c99eaf-27d1-4604-8d96-4b83f71a893d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/12c99eaf-27d1-4604-8d96-4b83f71a893d 28th 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-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-773cf41c-35f4-41d3-ac72-9a089ac373af.json.