---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee1c"
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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-06ee1c

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services using vehicles seating between one and eight people. The requirement covers transport services for specific routes, rather than a general fleet or network operation. The procurement falls within passenger and other transport services and is intended for delivery in and around West Northamptonshire, with the council as the buying organisation. The selected supplier, A Cars Banbury, is based in Banbury and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. This opportunity is relevant to businesses providing local passenger transport with cars or other small vehicles, particularly operators able to organise reliable journeys against defined routes and council requirements. It is less relevant to suppliers focused on freight, large-scale bus operations, vehicle supply or unrelated transport consultancy.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One completed lot was awarded to A Cars Banbury. The award was made on 27 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 26 August 2026. The active contract runs from 27 August 2026 to 25 July 2027. Its recorded value is £0.01 including and excluding tax. The award covers transport services for the one-to-eight-seat route-based provision. The available outcome is an active award and contract for the selected supplier; there were no reported cancellations or terminations. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route, with the detailed award criteria and scoring basis governed by the procurement requirements for this passenger transport service.

For a supplier that did not win, this procurement demonstrates that West Northamptonshire Council uses a below-threshold limited competition route for small-vehicle, route-based passenger transport. A credible future competitor would need access to cars or other vehicles seating up to eight passengers, the capacity to cover defined local routes, and the operational discipline to provide dependable scheduled transport throughout the service period. The selected provider is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a large national transport company. Businesses should therefore assess their local driver and vehicle capacity, route planning, safeguarding and passenger-service arrangements, and their ability to meet council procurement requirements for recurring passenger transport work of this type.

## 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/081991-2026 |
| 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 | 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 | A Cars Banbury |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 18:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081991-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081991-2026
  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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