---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ea62"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ea62

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route serving a pupil with social, emotional and communication difficulties. The provision is for a vehicle with up to eight seats, including a passenger assistant, with four passenger seats required on this route. The morning journey runs from Jubilee Drive, Walgrave, Northampton, to Billing Brook School on Penistone Road, Northampton; the afternoon journey returns to Walgrave. The service is route-based rather than general transport provision, and involves transporting the same passenger between the named locations. This is a local education transport requirement in Northampton and surrounding areas, suited to operators able to provide reliable assisted journeys for a small number of passengers.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to A A Transport, an SME, with the contract signed on 24 August 2026. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The single route was awarded as one lot. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028 and has a value of £480 including tax. Evaluation details are not published beyond the use of a limited competition. The selected supplier is responsible for the active contract. The route is identified as S739, and the procurement covers transport services rather than vehicle supply, infrastructure or wider school transport operations.

This award indicates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small-scale, route-specific school passenger transport with assisted travel. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need to operate suitable vehicles for journeys carrying up to eight people, provide a passenger assistant, and deliver dependable morning and afternoon collections between rural or suburban Northampton locations and a school. Experience transporting children or passengers with social, emotional and communication difficulties would make an operator more credible, particularly where journeys require safeguarding awareness, punctual handovers and consistent staff. The requirement also suits smaller local transport businesses: the successful supplier was an SME, and the limited-competition route shows that the council uses a focused process for below-threshold services of this scale.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : S739 With PA 4 Passenger Seats Outbound - AM 08:25 Jubilee Drive, Walgrave, Northampton, NN6 9PR 08:45 - Billing Brook School - Penistone Road, Northampton, NN3 8EZ Return - PM 15:00 - Billing Brook School - Penistone Road, Northampton, NN3 8EZ 15:20 Jubilee Drive, Walgrave, Northampton, NN6 9PR * West Northants Council will set a starting price on this contract. * SF Social, emotional and communication difficulties

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080285-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 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 | £480 |

## 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 | A A Transport |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 12:10 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080285-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080285-2026
  24th 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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