---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef04"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-08-29"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef04

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one passenger using a vehicle with capacity for between one and eight seats. The specific route is for a passenger accompanied by a personal assistant, with a booster seat required. The service involves one-way journeys on Mondays and Thursdays from Headlands Primary School, Bushland Road, Northampton, to Weston Favell Centre, Billing Brook Road, Northampton, near the taxi rank steps. This is a local school-related transport requirement in Northampton, classified as transport services excluding waste transport. The buyer is West Northamptonshire Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for arranging and paying for the service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to ACTIVE NORTH CARS following a below-threshold limited competition. The award was made on 29 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 December 2026 and has a value of £49 gross. There was one completed lot covering the route-based passenger transport provision. The tender used the light-touch regime and a limited procurement method. West Northamptonshire Council set a starting price for the contract. The selected supplier is ACTIVE NORTH CARS, which is recorded as a large organisation. The contract is active.

This award shows demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small-vehicle, route-based passenger transport linked to schools. A credible future supplier would need to provide reliable one-passenger journeys on fixed weekday routes, operate safely around a primary school and a shopping-centre destination, and accommodate a passenger travelling with a personal assistant. The requirement also demonstrates the importance of suitable vehicle capacity, a booster seat and dependable scheduled collection and drop-off arrangements. Taxi, private-hire or community transport operators with local Northampton coverage, sufficient availability for repeat weekday journeys and experience of passenger assistance would be well placed to compete when this type of council requirement returns.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : NCT61 1 passenger, with PA Booster seat needed Mondays and Thursdays Contact - one way 15:00 Headlands Primary School, Bushland Road, Northampton, NN3 2NS 15:15 Weston Favell Centre, Billing Brook Road, Northampton, NN3 8JZ by the taxi rank steps **Please note WNC will set a starting price on this contract**

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082392-2026 |
| 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 | 29 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £49 |

## 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 | ACTIVE NORTH CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 29 Aug 2026 at 13:58 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082392-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082392-2026
  29th 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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