--- title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e974" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e974" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e974.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e974.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council" published: "2026-08-21" --- # Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e974 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e974) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e974.json) ## Summary West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route carrying a pupil between Hazeldene Road, Northampton, and Rokeby Primary School, Anderson Avenue, Rugby. The service is for a vehicle with capacity for one to eight seats; the route specification refers to four passenger seats and an operator-provided driver. The morning journey departs Hazeldene Road at 08:10 and reaches the school at 09:00. The afternoon return leaves the school at 15:00 and arrives at Hazeldene Road at 15:50. The work covers scheduled school transport between Northampton and Rugby. This is a local passenger transport service rather than general fleet supply, vehicle manufacture or infrastructure work. The council is the buying organisation. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Station taxi limited. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The award was made on 21 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. Its value is £640 gross, with the amount recorded as £640 GBP. One completed lot covered the route-based one-to-eight-seat provision. The published outcome identifies Station taxi limited as the selected supplier. The requirement was procured as a passenger transport service, classified under CPV 60000000. The contract is active, while the underlying tender is recorded as complete. This procurement demonstrates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small-vehicle, route-based school transport linking Northampton with a school in Rugby. Suppliers well placed for similar work would be local taxi, private-hire or community transport operators able to provide a reliable vehicle with at least four passenger seats, a suitably authorised driver and consistent twice-daily school journeys. Operational capability includes meeting fixed morning and afternoon timings, collecting and returning passengers at specified addresses, and maintaining dependable service over the school calendar. Familiarity with council passenger transport requirements and the ability to manage driver and vehicle availability would strengthen a future response. The modest route scale suits an SME with capacity for a dedicated or scheduled school transport service rather than a large fleet operation. ## Notice Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : SN2480b 4 Passenger seats Operator PA Driver App Pin Code: Drive App Registration Code: Outbound - AM 08:10 Hazeldene Rd, Northampton NN2 7NP 09:00 - Rokeby Primary School - Rokeby Primary School, Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE Return - PM 15:00 - Rokeby Primary School - Rokeby Primary School, Anderson Avenue, Rugby, CV22 5PE 15:50 Hazeldene Rd, Northampton NN2 7NP * West Northants Council will set a starting price on this contract. * ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079843-2026 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 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 | £640 | ## 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 | Station taxi limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 11:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079843-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079843-2026 21st August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.stationtaxis247.co.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06e974. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06e974.json.