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title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f1c9"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-04"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f1c9

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport for one to eight-seat vehicles. The service provides respite transport for a passenger with a personal assistant between Edgewood School, Lingswood Park, Northampton, and John Greenwood Shipman Centre Hostel, Farmbrook Court, Northampton. It covers scheduled morning and afternoon journeys in both directions, serving a passenger travelling twice a month on varying days. The route is a local education and care transport service rather than general public transport. The requirement falls within passenger transport services, excluding waste transport. Delivery takes place entirely in Northampton, linking the school and hostel locations. The council is the public-sector buyer and is responsible for arranging this specific route-based service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to RM Cars, a Northampton-based small and medium-sized enterprise. West Northamptonshire Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime, rather than an open competition. There was one completed lot. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 9 October 2026 to 20 December 2026. Its stated value is £120 gross, in GBP. The requirement includes specific morning and afternoon journey times, with travel scheduled on varying days twice each month. The published outcome records RM Cars as the active award supplier and the contract as active. The procurement was evaluated through the council’s limited-competition process; detailed award criteria are not stated in the available outcome.

This procurement shows demand from West Northamptonshire Council for small, route-specific passenger transport serving education and care settings. A credible future competitor would need suitable one-to-eight-seat vehicle capacity, dependable scheduling and the ability to operate repeated morning and afternoon journeys between named Northampton locations. Experience of transporting passengers in a school or respite-care context would be relevant, particularly where a personal assistant travels with the passenger. Operational reliability matters because the service follows fixed short routes and changing travel days. Local knowledge of Northampton, driver availability and the ability to manage a small requirement through a limited competition would strengthen a supplier’s position. RM Cars’ award also indicates that an SME-scale operator can satisfy this type of council transport requirement.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : RESP-ES With PA Respite transport from Edgewood School to John Greenwood Shipman Centre AM journey 08:50 John Greenwood Shipman Centre Hostel, Farmbrook Court, Northampton, NN3 8UW 09:00 Edgewood School, Lingswood Park, Northampton, NN3 8TA PM journey 15:00 Edgewood School, Lingswood Park, Northampton, NN3 8TA 15:10 John Greenwood Shipman Centre Hostel, Farmbrook Court, Northampton, NN3 8UW Passenger A - twice a month, varying days 09/10/26 PM - Passenger A 21/10/26 PM - Passenger A 22/10/26 AM - Passenger A 17/11/26 PM - Passenger A 18/11/26 AM - Passenger A 27/11/26 PM - Passenger A 04/12/26 PM - Passenger A 15/12/26 PM - Passenger A 16/12/26 AM - Passenger A **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/083704-2026 |
| 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 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2026 - 20 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120 |

## 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 | RM Cars |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 08:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083704-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083704-2026
  4th 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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