---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e032"
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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-06e032

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route serving school travel. The requirement is for a vehicle provision of between one and eight seats, with no passenger assistant. The weekday outbound journey collects passengers from Paddock Cottage, Watford, and Home Farm on Kilsby Road, Barby, and takes them to Houlton School in Rugby. The return journey runs from Houlton School back to those two collection points. The route covers approximately 15 passenger miles per day. The work is delivered across Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, including Watford, Barby, Houlton and Rugby. The relevant service category is passenger transport services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Star Cab Daventry Limited. It used limited competition under a below-threshold procedure and the light-touch regime. One route was awarded, with an award status of active. The award was made on 10 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract value is £424.90 gross, in GBP. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. The service operates on weekdays, with outbound collection times at 07:57 and 08:07, arrival at Houlton School at 08:25, and return departures at 15:10, 15:29 and 15:40. The contracting authority is West Northamptonshire Council.

This award indicates a requirement for dependable, small-scale school passenger transport on a fixed route, with morning collections and an afternoon return. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would have access to vehicles seating up to eight passengers, the operational capacity to cover weekday journeys, and a strong ability to maintain precise timetables across rural and semi-rural collection points. Local knowledge of the roads between Watford, Barby and Houlton School would support reliable delivery, while experience of scheduled school transport would help demonstrate credibility. The limited-competition route and below-threshold scale indicate an opportunity suited to smaller local transport operators as well as established taxi or private-hire businesses able to provide consistent vehicle and driver availability.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : Route: DG23 Service: 311 NO PA Mon-Fri Outbound 07:57 XX Watford, Paddock Cottage - Crick Rd, NN6 7UE 08:07 XX Home Farm - Kilsby Road, Barby, CV23 8TU 08:25 - Houlton School - Houlton School, Signal Drive, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1ED Return 15:10 - Houlton School - Houlton School, Signal Drive, Houlton, Rugby, CV23 1ED 15:29 XX Home Farm - Kilsby Road, Barby, CV23 8TU 15:40 XX Watford, Paddock Cottage - Crick Rd, NN6 7UE Daily passenger miles: 15

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075758-2026 |
| 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 | 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 | £424 |

## 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 | star cab daventry limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 14:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075758-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075758-2026
  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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