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title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dd7d

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for route SN2401, providing a one-to-eight-seat vehicle service for school travel. The route operates between Grange Road, Northampton, and Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, with stops also covering Northamptonshire NN6 0SD. The service includes morning outbound journeys and afternoon return journeys, Monday to Friday during school term time. The route requires passenger assistance and provision of one booster seat and one child seat. This is a local education transport requirement rather than general public bus operation, and is suited to operators able to provide reliable, scheduled journeys for children between residential collection points and school.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ACTIVE NORTH CARS on 6 August 2026 following a below-threshold limited competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 25 July 2027, with a gross value of £49,750. It was treated as a light-touch services procurement and covered one completed route. The evaluation basis is the outcome of the limited competition; the published data does not set out separate scoring criteria. The contracted service follows the specified term-time weekday timetable, with morning journeys at approximately 08:25 to 08:45 and afternoon journeys at approximately 13:15, 15:15, 15:26 and 15:27.

For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates a recurring requirement from West Northamptonshire Council for small-capacity, route-based school transport in the Northampton and Moulton area. A credible competitor would need suitable one-to-eight-seat passenger vehicles, the operational capacity to run several fixed morning and afternoon timings, and the reliability needed for weekday term-time school journeys. The requirement also indicates the importance of transporting children safely between multiple collection points and school, including the ability to provide passenger assistance and appropriate child and booster seating. Local knowledge, dependable dispatch and contingency arrangements for scheduled education transport would strengthen a future response to this buyer’s route-based requirements.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : SN2401 With PA Monday to Friday - Term time only Outbound - AM 08:25 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 08:35 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 08:35 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ, NN6 0SD 08:45 Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW Return - PM 13:15 Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW 13:20 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 15:15 Moulton Primary School, Church Hill, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SW 15:26 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZD 15:27 Grange Road, Northampton NN3 2AZ 1 booster seat, 1 child seat

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074632-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - limited competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 26 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £49,750 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | West Northamptonshire Council |
| Locality | NORTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN1 1ED |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF24 West Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Northampton North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ACTIVE NORTH CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 11:48 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074632-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074632-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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