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title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1e"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef1e

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route serving a pupil with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The requirement is for an operator using a vehicle with four passenger seats, within a wider 1–8 seat provision. The service runs between Park Street, Towcester, and Sketchley School, Manor Way, Burbage, with an outbound morning journey departing at 07:35 and arriving at 08:30, and a return afternoon journey departing at 15:00 and arriving at 15:56. The service includes a booster seat. This is a local school transport operation in Northamptonshire and Leicestershire, involving regular scheduled journeys rather than general passenger transport. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to YAMATAXIS LTD, a Northampton-based supplier. The award was made on 1 September 2026 and the contract was signed the same day. The active contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. Its value is £800 gross, including any applicable taxes. The procurement used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime, with the council setting a starting price. It covered one route-based lot and is classified as transport services. The published outcome records the award as active and the contract as active. The available outcome does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or detailed award criteria beyond the limited competition and starting-price arrangements.

This outcome is relevant to small passenger transport operators, taxi firms and other local providers able to deliver reliable, safeguarding-conscious school journeys with a four-seat vehicle. A credible competitor would need capacity for fixed morning and afternoon runs, dependable attendance at precise collection and drop-off times, and the ability to serve locations across the Towcester–Burbage corridor. Experience transporting children, including pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, would be directly relevant, as would suitable arrangements for booster-seat use and safe passenger handling. The award shows that West Northamptonshire Council uses below-threshold limited competitions for small, route-specific school transport requirements and that an SME taxi operator can deliver this scale of service. Providers should monitor this buyer’s recurring route-based transport needs and be ready to evidence reliability, safeguarding and local coverage.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : S718 Operator PA 4 Passenger Seats Outbound - AM 07:35 Park Street, Towcester, NN12 6DQ 08:30 - Sketchley School - Manor Way, Burbage, LE10 3HT Return - PM 15:00 - Sketchley School - Manor Way, Burbage, LE10 3HT 15:56 Park Street, Towcester, NN12 6DQ * West Northants Council will set a starting price on this contract. * RB Social emotional and mental health difficulties - Booster Seat

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082432-2026 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 24 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £800 |

## 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 | YAMATAXIS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 08:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082432-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082432-2026
  1st September 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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