---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Urgent and Short Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06efb7"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Urgent and Short Notice

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06efb7

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services for urgent and short-notice requirements under its 2026 programme. The requirement is for transport services rather than vehicles or infrastructure, classified under CPV 60000000. The council is the buying organisation and the selected supplier, 5 Star Cars Northampton Ltd, is based in Northampton. The procurement covered a single service requirement for the council, with the work associated with West Northamptonshire Council’s passenger transport needs. The title indicates that the service is intended to address urgent and short-notice transport requirements, so suppliers need to operate in a way that supports requests arising at short notice rather than only planned, routine journeys.

The procurement has completed and was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to 5 Star Cars Northampton Ltd, and the award is recorded as active. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and runs from 2 September 2026 to 16 October 2026. Its recorded value is £0.01 including tax, in GBP. The contract itself is active. The procurement uses the light-touch regime and was conducted under the Procurement Act 2023. The available outcome information identifies the successful supplier and the single awarded service requirement; no separate award date or scoring basis is stated.

This outcome shows that West Northamptonshire Council uses a limited below-threshold route for urgent and short-notice passenger transport requirements. A supplier seeking similar work would need an established passenger transport operation, the vehicles and appropriately qualified drivers needed to deliver journeys safely, and the operational capacity to respond quickly when requirements arise. Local presence may be commercially useful because the buyer and selected supplier are both based in Northampton, although the procurement does not set a formal geographic restriction. The awarded supplier was a large business, indicating that the requirement can suit an organisation with enough scale to absorb short-notice requests and maintain reliable service delivery. Future suppliers would need to demonstrate dependable response arrangements for this council’s transport needs.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Urgent and Short Notice - Urgent and Short Notice

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082750-2026 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 17 Oct 2026 |
| 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 | 5 Star Cars Northampton Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 15:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082750-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082750-2026
  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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