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title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f0b6"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-02"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f0b6

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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 concerns transport services rather than vehicle supply, construction or general logistics, and is classified under CPV 60000000, transport services excluding waste transport. The buying organisation is West Northamptonshire Council, a sub-central public authority. The service is associated with the council’s passenger transport requirements in Northamptonshire, although the available procurement record does not identify individual routes, passenger groups or delivery addresses. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to operators able to provide small-capacity passenger transport on specified routes for a local authority, rather than suppliers offering only large-bus operations, vehicle hire without drivers, or unrelated transport services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot covered the requirement. The contract was awarded to MS CARS on 2 September 2026 and signed on the same date. The active contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 6 September 2026. Its recorded value is £0.01 including VAT, with the same amount stated before VAT. The award is for passenger transport services under the light-touch regime. No evaluation weighting or selection requirements are recorded in the procurement details. The outcome is one active award to MS CARS, an SME based in Northampton. The very short contract period indicates a specific, limited route-based service rather than a long-term transport network contract.

This award provides evidence that West Northamptonshire Council uses a limited-competition route to procure small-capacity passenger transport, including provision for vehicles carrying one to eight passengers. Suppliers considering similar council work would need to operate suitable passenger vehicles, provide reliable drivers and coordinate delivery against defined routes and service requirements. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a major transport group. Relevant capability is therefore practical route operation, local availability and the ability to respond to short, specific passenger transport requirements. Businesses with only large-vehicle fleets or no passenger transport operating capability would be less well placed.

## 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/083221-2026 |
| 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 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 7 Sep 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 | MS CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 16:52 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083221-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083221-2026
  2nd 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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