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title: "Home to School, 8 seats and under Phase 4 2026"
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buyer: "Cheshire West and Chester Council"
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# Home to School, 8 seats and under Phase 4 2026

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0ca688b-aa14-4624-9bc1-cd0bf1182bf6

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council is buying home-to-school transport using vehicles with eight seats or fewer. The requirement is for passenger transport services for school journeys, rather than vehicle supply. Delivery is in England; no more precise service area or route details are provided in the procurement summary. The council is the buyer and is based in Ellesmere Port. This is the fourth phase of its 2026 small-vehicle home-to-school transport procurement. The listed scope identifies transport services, with the attached spreadsheet referenced for further detail.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded through an open procedure. The award was made on 30 April 2026 to ten suppliers: abc taxis nw ltd, Blink Taxis Ltd, Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich, Cheshire School Services Ltd, CR Contracts, Cresta Cars Private Hire Ltd, Northwich Travel, Parkers, paul symes and PS Contracts Ltd. The combined award value is £614,460. The contract period runs from 10 May 2026 to 10 May 2029. The original estimated procurement value is also listed as £614,460. The submission deadline was 30 April 2026 at 10:00. No lot breakdown or evaluation criteria are provided in the available procurement details.

This award shows that Cheshire West and Chester Council uses an open competition to procure small-vehicle home-to-school transport, and that the work can be delivered by a group of suppliers rather than a single operator. The selected suppliers include small and medium-sized businesses, indicating that this requirement has been accessible to operators of that scale. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide passenger transport suitable for school journeys in vehicles seating no more than eight people, and have the capacity to undertake the relevant routes. The procurement details do not set out specific operator accreditations, safeguarding requirements, fleet standards or experience thresholds, so these should not be assumed from the award alone.

## Notice

See attached spreadsheet www.the-chest.org.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3b7da97-4f8b-4f29-8167-bfc72eb1c659 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Contract period | 10 May 2026 - 10 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £614,460 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £614,460 |
| 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 | Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| 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 | 10 |
| Supplier names | abc taxis nw ltd; Blink Taxis Ltd; Cheshire Executive Travel Northwich; CHESHIRE SCHOOL SERVICES LTD; CR Contracts; Cresta Cars Private Hire Ltd; Northwich Travel Limited; Parkers; paul symes; PS Contracts Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 11:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3b7da97-4f8b-4f29-8167-bfc72eb1c659

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3b7da97-4f8b-4f29-8167-bfc72eb1c659
  7th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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