---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dfe9

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services using vehicles or provision for groups of one to eight seats. The requirement falls within transport services and is intended to support passenger journeys arranged by the council. Delivery is associated with Northampton and the surrounding area covered by West Northamptonshire Council. The procurement is for services rather than goods or construction works. The single requirement covers the full route-based provision, rather than separate categories of transport activity. It is relevant to operators and transport providers able to supply small-capacity passenger transport for council-organised routes, including businesses with local operating knowledge and the vehicles, drivers and administrative arrangements needed to deliver scheduled journeys for the authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One supplier, MS CARS of Northampton, received the award for the single route-based passenger transport requirement. The award was active and the contract was signed on 10 August 2026. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. Its published value is £0.01 including gross value, in GBP. The process used the light-touch regime and was conducted under the Procurement Act 2023. The published outcome identifies transport services as the category and covers the one-to-eight-seat route-based provision. No separate awards or contract values are reported for other lots or suppliers.

This award demonstrates a local council requirement for route-based passenger transport delivered with small-capacity vehicles of one to eight seats. A competitor seeking similar work would need to be able to operate passenger transport services reliably in Northampton and the West Northamptonshire area, organise provision around specified routes, and maintain the operational capacity needed for council-arranged journeys. The successful supplier is identified as an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller transport business rather than only by a major national operator. Relevant preparation would include experience of public-sector or contracted passenger transport, suitable vehicles and drivers, dependable scheduling, and the administrative discipline to perform a route-based service for a local authority.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075641-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 24 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## 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 | MS CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 11:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075641-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075641-2026
  10th 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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