---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edbb"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

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

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for route-based provision using vehicles seating between one and eight people. The requirement is for non-waste transport services supporting the council’s passenger transport routes. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, a sub-central public authority based in Northampton. The selected supplier, Star Cab Daventry Limited, is based in Daventry. The service category is passenger transport, covering the operation of small-capacity vehicles for specified routes rather than a general vehicle supply or fleet purchase. This opportunity is relevant to taxi, private-hire, community transport and other passenger transport operators able to provide reliable one-to-eight-seat vehicles and route-based services for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. West Northamptonshire Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime, with one completed lot. The award is active and was made to Star Cab Daventry Limited. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and runs from 27 August 2026 to 21 July 2027. Its recorded value is £0.01 including and excluding VAT, in GBP. The procurement concerns services rather than goods or works. The published outcome identifies the successful supplier and the contract period, but does not set out an evaluation weighting or named award criteria. The contract itself is recorded as active.

For a supplier that did not secure this contract, the procurement confirms that West Northamptonshire Council buys small-capacity, route-based passenger transport through a limited below-threshold competition. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to operate or access vehicles seating one to eight passengers, organise dependable journeys against fixed routes, and meet the operational and service standards expected by a local authority. Taxi and private-hire operators, community transport providers and similar businesses with suitable vehicles and route-planning capacity are the closest fit. The selected supplier’s profile also indicates that the buyer accepted a larger established operator for this requirement, so future competitors should be able to demonstrate dependable capacity, resilient day-to-day dispatch and experience delivering passenger transport services for public-sector routes.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081828-2026 |
| 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 | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2026 - 22 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

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

## 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 | star cab daventry limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 14:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081828-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081828-2026
  27th 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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