---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f119"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f119

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one passenger, without a personal assistant, on a fixed route between Bird Lake Pastures at Billing Aquadrome, Northampton, and CE Academy – Spring Gardens, Wellingborough. The service uses a vehicle suitable for one to eight seats and operates from Monday to Friday. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, the scheduled journeys run from Bird Lake Pastures at 11:34 to the academy at 12:00, then return at 15:00 and 15:27. On Wednesday, the journeys run from Bird Lake Pastures at 08:32 to the academy at 09:00, then return at 11:55 and 12:20. This is a local, route-based school passenger transport requirement in Northamptonshire.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. There was one completed lot. Skyline Taxis Limited was awarded the passenger transport services contract on 3 September 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The contract is active from 7 September 2026 to 25 July 2027. Its value is £200 gross. The council stated that it would set a starting price for the contract. The procurement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the available award information does not set out separate technical, quality or price weightings. The award covers the transport service described for the single route and passenger requirement.

This procurement indicates demand from West Northamptonshire Council for tightly scheduled, route-based passenger transport linked to education. A credible future supplier would need access to a reliable vehicle within the one-to-eight-seat range, the operational capacity to carry one passenger without a personal assistant, and drivers able to maintain the specified collection and drop-off timetable across Northampton and Wellingborough. Local knowledge of Bird Lake Pastures, Billing Aquadrome and Spring Gardens would support dependable delivery. The requirement is suited to taxi, private-hire and other small-vehicle passenger transport operators with robust scheduling, safeguarding and service-continuity arrangements. Experience delivering regular school or education-related journeys, rather than occasional general transport, would strengthen a supplier’s position when this type of requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : EC-MJL 1 passenger, no PA Monday-Friday Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11:34 Bird Lake Pastures, Billing Aquadrome, NN3 9DA 12:00 CE Academy - Spring Gardens Spring Gardens, Wellingborough, NN8 2AA 15:00 CE Academy - Spring Gardens Spring Gardens, Wellingborough, NN8 2AA 15:27 Bird Lake Pastures, Billing Aquadrome, NN3 9DA Wednesday 08:32 Bird Lake Pastures, Billing Aquadrome, NN3 9DA 09:00 CE Academy - Spring Gardens Spring Gardens, Wellingborough, NN8 2AA 11:55 CE Academy - Spring Gardens Spring Gardens, Wellingborough, NN8 2AA 12:20 Bird Lake Pastures, Billing Aquadrome, NN3 9DA **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/083392-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 26 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £200 |

## 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 | SKYLINE TAXIS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 11:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083392-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083392-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.skylinetaxis.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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