---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06edea"
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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-06edea

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services for journeys requiring vehicles with capacity for one to eight seats. The requirement falls within transport services and is intended to provide passenger travel on specified routes. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, a sub-central public authority based in Northampton. Delivery is associated with the council’s service area, although the procurement does not identify a more specific delivery location. This is a services requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project. It is relevant to passenger transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, and other providers able to deliver route-based journeys using small vehicles. The requirement was handled under the light-touch regime.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. West Northamptonshire Council used a below-threshold limited competition. The single completed lot was awarded to star cab daventry limited, and the award is active. The award was followed by a contract signed on 26 August 2026. The contract runs from 27 August 2026 to 25 July 2027 and has an identified value of £0.01 including gross value, in GBP. The contract is active. The award covers transport services for the one-to-eight-seat route-based provision. The recorded process provides no separate award date, and no detailed scoring or weighted evaluation criteria are stated. The procurement was conducted under the light-touch regime.

This award identifies a defined requirement from West Northamptonshire Council for small-vehicle, route-based passenger transport. It is commercially relevant to operators that can organise reliable journeys on specified routes with vehicles accommodating between one and eight passengers. Businesses with practical experience in taxi, private-hire or similar passenger transport services would be well placed to demonstrate a credible response when comparable council requirements are next considered. The route-based structure means capability is likely to depend on dependable vehicle availability, driver resourcing, scheduling and the ability to cover assigned journeys consistently. The use of a below-threshold limited competition also shows that suppliers seeking similar work should be prepared to respond efficiently to focused, council-led competitions rather than relying only on large open tenders.

## 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/081897-2026 |
| 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 - 26 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 15:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081897-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081897-2026
  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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