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title: "Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme"
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buyer: "Derbyshire County Council"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme

Buyer: Derbyshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8d6f2683-1571-4eb7-a312-7bd15c101d01

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## Summary

Derbyshire County Council procured specialist consultancy support for its Specialised Home to School Transport Service through the Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme. The requirement concerns services to support and enhance the council’s specialised transport arrangements for school travel. The work is classified as consultancy services, including civil engineering consultancy services (CPV 71311000), although the stated scope is focused on transport service support rather than construction. Delivery covers England, United Kingdom. This is a public-sector service requirement suited to consultancies that advise councils on specialised home-to-school transport, service design, operational improvement and related transport planning. The buyer is Derbyshire County Council, based at County Hall in Matlock, and the selected supplier is Route Wise Consulting Limited.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct award procedure. Route Wise Consulting Limited was selected on 30 April 2026 for a contract worth £55,000. The contract period runs from 4 May 2026 to 4 October 2026. The tender submission deadline was 1 April 2026 at 23:59. The procurement is categorised as services and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The award covered the full requirement for specialist consultancy support relating to the Specialised Home to School Transport Service. As this was a direct award, the process did not involve an open competition or published comparative scoring criteria. Derbyshire County Council is the buyer and Route Wise Consulting Limited is the awarded supplier.

The award provides a clear indication of Derbyshire County Council’s demand for specialist external support in its specialised home-to-school transport service. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical consultancy expertise in designing, reviewing or enhancing transport services for school pupils with specialised travel needs. It would also need to understand how a local authority plans and manages education transport, and be able to turn specialist advice into operational improvements. The opportunity is at a scale that can suit an SME consultancy, as demonstrated by the selected supplier’s SME classification. Relevant evidence would include comparable public-sector transport assignments, experience working with councils, and the capacity to provide focused consultancy support across the service requirement.

## Notice

direct award contract to Route Wise Consultancy Ltd for specialist consultancy support relating to the Specialised Home to School Transport Service

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8d6b9c-a441-4150-a1f2-d78d489edb37 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 May 2026 - 4 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £55,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £55,000 |
| 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 | Derbyshire County Council |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROUTE WISE CONSULTING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 12:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8d6b9c-a441-4150-a1f2-d78d489edb37

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b8d6b9c-a441-4150-a1f2-d78d489edb37
  8th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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