---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e4cc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-14"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e4cc

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services for a service user travelling between Latchet Lane, Northampton, and Canto, Willis House, on Tonmead Road. The requirement is for a vehicle carrying between one and eight passengers, with no wheelchair provision, and includes a personal assistant requirement. The journeys are scheduled for Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with specified morning and afternoon timings and an additional Friday afternoon trip. The service involves transport between Northampton locations and support for a passenger who may be anxious around unfamiliar people, quiet and slow to respond, and may need prompting to communicate or ask for help. The procurement is categorised as passenger transport services.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to ACTIVE NORTH CARS. The award was made on 14 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 19 August 2026 to 31 March 2028, with a value of £254.40 including gross value, in GBP. The requirement was treated as a light-touch service procurement and was below the applicable threshold. The award covers the full route-based passenger transport requirement. The published outcome identifies ACTIVE NORTH CARS as the selected supplier and records the resulting contract as active.

This award indicates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small-scale, route-specific passenger transport using vehicles suitable for one to eight passengers. A credible competitor for similar requirements would need to provide reliable scheduled journeys between Northampton locations, accommodate a personal assistant where required, and operate without wheelchair transport for this type of passenger. The service also calls for a calm, consistent and patient approach to supporting a passenger who may be anxious around unfamiliar people, quiet in conversation and slow to process questions. Relevant operators would therefore need dependable drivers, appropriate passenger-care experience and the operational capacity to maintain repeated weekday routes and agreed journey times.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : REF2018316 Wed, Thu and Fri (3 days) PA needed No Wheelchair Client name: XXXXX Latchet Lane, Northampton, NN5 4GF 0830 1610 Canto, Willis House, Tonmead Road, NN3 8HU 0900 1540 ***FRIDAY PM TRIP - 1500 - 1530*** There are no behaviours that would impact the trip he is very smiley and is a happy person unless he is worried. He is very anxious and worried about being left alone, he is anxious around new people or groups. He is very quiet and won't talk unless asked a question. He will not initiate an interaction or conversation so he may not ask for help if needed. Client will answer questions or nod but sometimes needs a long thinking/processing time but he will answer usually with short answers unless he doesn't understand

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077751-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Aug 2026 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £254 |

## 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

- 14 Aug 2026 at 14:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077751-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077751-2026
  14th 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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