---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee20"
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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-06ee20

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services for journeys requiring vehicles carrying between one and eight people. The requirement covers transport services rather than vehicle supply, infrastructure or general logistics. It is a council service delivered for the authority’s transport needs, with the selected supplier based in Banbury. The named supplier is A Cars Banbury, an SME. The procurement covers one route-based service requirement under the wider Passenger Transport Services 2026 programme. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are therefore operators able to provide small-capacity passenger transport on specified routes, rather than suppliers of large coaches, freight transport or unrelated taxi and private-hire services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One requirement was awarded to A Cars Banbury, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 26 August 2026 and runs from 27 August 2026 to 25 July 2027. Its reported value is £0.01 including gross value, in GBP. The record identifies one lot covering the route-based one-to-eight-seat provision. The available outcome records the selected supplier and an active contract. No award date or evaluation criteria are stated in the procurement details, so the outcome is best understood through the limited-competition route and the requirement’s defined passenger-transport scope.

This award demonstrates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small-capacity, route-based passenger transport rather than only conventional bus operations. A credible future competitor would need to organise reliable journeys for vehicles carrying between one and eight passengers, work to specified routes and meet the practical demands of a council passenger service. A local or regional operator with suitable cars or other small vehicles, dependable drivers, scheduling capability and experience delivering passenger transport would be well placed to assess similar requirements. A Cars Banbury’s status as an SME also shows that the scale and procurement route can suit smaller transport businesses, not only national operators. Firms tracking this council should monitor comparable route-based requirements and prepare evidence of dependable service delivery.

## 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/081995-2026 |
| 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 18:48 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081995-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081995-2026
  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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