---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee1d"
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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-06ee1d

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for route-based provision using vehicles carrying between one and eight passengers. The requirement falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, and relates to individual passenger transport routes rather than a general fleet or network operation. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, a sub-central public authority based in Northampton. The service is associated with West Northamptonshire and the council’s passenger transport needs. The selected supplier, A Cars Banbury, is a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Banbury. This opportunity is therefore relevant to operators providing route-based passenger transport with suitably sized vehicles, particularly businesses serving council transport requirements in and around West Northamptonshire.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded on 26 August 2026 to A Cars Banbury for the single route-based provision lot. The award is active, and the contract is active. Its value is £0.01 gross, with the amount stated in GBP. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and runs from 27 August 2026 to 25 July 2027. West Northamptonshire Council used a below-threshold limited competition, under the light-touch regime. The award covers transport services for the one-to-eight-seat passenger provision. The recorded process has one completed lot and one active award to one supplier. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route, rather than an open procedure.

This award demonstrates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for route-based passenger transport delivered in small-capacity vehicles. A credible future competitor would need to operate or access vehicles suitable for one to eight passengers, provide dependable services on defined routes, and manage the practical requirements of council passenger transport. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller transport business rather than only by a large national operator. Businesses with local operating knowledge around Northampton and West Northamptonshire, appropriate vehicle capacity, reliable driver and scheduling arrangements, and experience of responding to limited public-sector competitions would be well placed when this type of requirement returns to market. The relevant commercial model is route-based provision for a council buyer.

## 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/081992-2026 |
| 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 18:44 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081992-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081992-2026
  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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