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title: "Route Optimisation Tool"
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buyer: "Nottinghamshire County Council"
published: "2026-08-18"
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# Route Optimisation Tool

Buyer: Nottinghamshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9bb456e1-82d4-48ea-a34b-2ef255c7bbeb

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## Summary

Nottinghamshire County Council procured a cloud-based route optimisation tool for planning transport services across mainstream schools, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and adult social care (ASC). The requirement is for scheduling and productivity software, covering the planning and optimisation of transport routes rather than the provision of vehicles or transport staff. Delivery is across England. The buyer is Nottinghamshire County Council, based at County Hall in Nottingham. The system is intended to support transport planning across several public-service settings, so relevant suppliers are software businesses with a product that can handle different passenger groups, service requirements and operating arrangements within one cloud-based platform. The procurement is categorised as goods because it concerns the supply of software.

The procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The tender closed on 25 March 2026 at 23:59 UTC, and the award was made on 31 March 2026. QRoutes Ltd was selected as the supplier for £31,440, with the contract running from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. The tender had a single stated requirement for the route optimisation tool, with a total estimated value of £31,440. The award is active. The published outcome records the supplier, awarded amount and one-year contract period. This is an award-stage procurement: the council has completed its competition and selected QRoutes Ltd rather than seeking further offers under this process.

This award demonstrates demand from Nottinghamshire County Council for cloud software that can optimise transport routes across education, SEND and adult social care. Suppliers considering similar work would need a credible route-planning product, with scheduling and productivity functions that can support multiple public-service transport environments. The requirement favours businesses able to configure one platform for different user groups and operational needs, while handling the practical complexity of planning routes for mainstream school transport, specialist transport and adult social care services. A supplier would also need the capacity to deliver and support a council-wide cloud service, with a proposition strong enough to compete through an open procedure. The selected supplier was recorded as a large business, indicating the expected market position for this requirement.

## Notice

Cloud based tool for planning transport for mainstream schools, Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) and Adult Social Care (ASC).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc7baaca-869e-431f-a967-7fe8597d6bd4 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £31,440 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £31,440 |
| 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 | Nottinghamshire County Council |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 7QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF16 South Nottinghamshire |
| Local authority | Rushcliffe |
| Electoral ward | Trent Bridge |
| Westminster constituency | Rushcliffe |
| 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 | QRoutes Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48330000 - Scheduling and productivity software package

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 16:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc7baaca-869e-431f-a967-7fe8597d6bd4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bc7baaca-869e-431f-a967-7fe8597d6bd4
  18th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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