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title: "School Swimming Transport: Academic Year 2026 - 2027"
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buyer: "Nottingham City Council"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# School Swimming Transport: Academic Year 2026 - 2027

Buyer: Nottingham City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd696e1d-eb40-49f3-bd15-d6213c9b833f

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## Summary

Nottingham City Council procured transport for school swimming activities during the 2026–2027 academic year. The requirement covers special-purpose passenger transport services, including the hire of passenger vehicles with drivers, to carry pupils to and from swimming activities across England. The procurement was divided into five routes. This is a council-funded school transport service rather than the purchase of vehicles or other goods. The named buyer is Nottingham City Council, based at Loxley House in Nottingham. The work is suited to operators that can provide reliable, driver-operated coach or bus services for school journeys and manage multiple scheduled routes for pupils safely and consistently.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. The estimated procurement value was £99,999. The deadline for tenders was 30 June 2026 at 11:59pm. The contract period was stated as 1 July 2026 to 31 July 2027, while the awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The award was made on 9 July 2026 for £95,030. Skills Motor Coaches was awarded four of the five routes and Hammonds Coaches was awarded one route. The award is active. The published procurement information identifies the main category as goods, although the detailed requirement is passenger transport with drivers.

This award demonstrates demand from Nottingham City Council for specialist school swimming transport delivered through several separate routes. A credible future competitor would need a substantial coach or bus operation, vehicles suitable for transporting school groups, and qualified drivers able to provide dependable, scheduled journeys. Capacity to cover multiple routes would be important, although the lot structure also indicates that work can be divided between suppliers. Relevant experience in school, pupil or other organised passenger transport would help demonstrate operational reliability and safeguarding awareness. The successful supplier profile was that of a large transport business, so competitors should be able to evidence comparable fleet capacity, service resilience and the management systems needed for regular council-organised journeys.

## Notice

Skills Motor Coaches awarded 4 out of 5 routes Hammonds Coaches awarded 1 out of 5 routes

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01bdf750-6fc9-40e9-84a3-c7189a8b8c03 |
| 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £99,999 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £95,030 |
| 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 | Nottingham City Council |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham 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 | 2 |
| Supplier names | Hammonds Coaches Limited; Skills Motor Coaches |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
- 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 13:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01bdf750-6fc9-40e9-84a3-c7189a8b8c03

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01bdf750-6fc9-40e9-84a3-c7189a8b8c03
  19th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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