---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e739"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-19"
---

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

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e739

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport for a provision using vehicles with capacity for one to eight seats. The service carries passengers associated with social and emotional difficulties between Knights Hill, Northampton, and Stephenson College on Thornborough Road, Coalville. The scheduled outbound journey departs Knights Hill at 07:39 and arrives at the college at 08:30; the return journey departs the college at 17:00 and reaches Knights Hill at 17:52. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle supply contract, covering the daily journeys between Northamptonshire and Leicestershire. The council is the buyer and the work is delivered along this specified route, serving the named pickup point and college destination.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. It comprised one completed route-based lot. The contract was awarded to Harrisons Private Hire Ltd on 19 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract is active from 1 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. Its value is £700 gross, including any applicable taxes, and the currency is GBP. The award covers the passenger transport service for the specified route and one-to-eight-seat provision. The procurement uses the light-touch regime. West Northamptonshire Council set a starting price for the contract. The published outcome identifies Harrisons Private Hire Ltd as the selected supplier.

This outcome demonstrates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small-scale, route-specific passenger transport rather than a large network-wide operation. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be private hire or passenger transport businesses able to provide vehicles seating one to eight passengers and operate reliable, fixed-time morning and afternoon journeys. Relevant operational capability includes covering the Northampton to Coalville route, serving a named pickup location, reaching a college destination by the required time and completing the return journey later the same day. The passenger group is associated with social and emotional difficulties, so businesses with credible experience delivering appropriately managed passenger transport for this group would be better placed to compete when a similar council requirement returns.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : S736 No PA Outbound - AM 07:39 Knights Hill, Northampton, NN6 6AH 08:30 - Stephenson College - Stephenson College, Thornborough Road, Coalville, LE67 3TN Return - PM 17:00 - Stephenson College - Stephenson College, Thornborough Road, Coalville, LE67 3TN 17:52 Knights Hill, Northampton, NN6 6AH * West Northants Council will set a starting price on this contract. * CGM - Social, emotional difficulties

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078842-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 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 | £700 |

## 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 | harrisons private hire ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 10:41 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078842-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078842-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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