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title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e7c0"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e7c0

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for a route-based provision using vehicles carrying between one and eight people. The service supports a client travelling on specified weekday routes between locations in Northampton and nearby Milton Malsor and Upton. The route includes journeys between Towcester Road, Milton Malsor, and LIVE at Abington Park, Northampton on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, and between Towcester Road and Spectrum Northants, Upton on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The timetable includes morning departures and afternoon returns. The requirement is for transport services rather than goods or construction, and the published service description states that no personal assistant and no wheelchair provision are required. West Northamptonshire Council is the buying organisation for this local passenger transport requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. R CARS was selected as the supplier for the single route-based requirement, with an award dated 19 August 2026. The contract was signed on 19 August 2026 and is active from 24 August 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its value is £299.90 gross. The service is classified as transport services, excluding waste transport, and falls under the light-touch regime. The contract covers five operating days each week: Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays for the Abington Park route, and Tuesdays and Wednesdays for the Spectrum Northants route. The stated requirement is for one to eight-seat provision, with the timetable and route details forming the basis of the awarded service.

This award demonstrates a local authority requirement for small-scale, route-based passenger transport serving scheduled weekday journeys in Northampton and surrounding locations. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would be able to provide reliable vehicles and drivers for one-to-eight-passenger services, maintain consistent morning and afternoon timetables, and cover separate route patterns across the working week. Operational credibility would depend on dependable daily attendance, the capacity to serve fixed collection and destination points, and familiarity with community, education or other client transport arrangements where journeys must run to precise times. The requirement does not call for personal-assistant or wheelchair provision, so businesses focused on standard small-vehicle passenger transport may be the closest competitors when this buyer next assesses a similar need.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : REF16697 Mon - Fri (5 days) Client name: XXXXX No PA No Wheelchair Mon, Thu and Fri Towcester Rd, Milton Malsor, Northampton NN7 3AP 0845 1545 LIVE, Abington Park, Northampton NN1 5LW 0900 1530 Tue and Wed Towcester Rd, Milton Malsor, Northampton NN7 3AP 0845 1530 Spectrum Northants, Berrywood Rd, Upton, Northampton NN5 6XA 0900 1515

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079040-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 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 | £299 |

## 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 | R CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 14:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079040-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079040-2026
  19th 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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