---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f235"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
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-06f235

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route serving Moulton School and Science College. The requirement is for an eight-passenger-seat vehicle, with an operator personal assistant, carrying pupils with social and emotional difficulties and social, emotional and communication difficulties. The weekday service operates during school term time, transporting passengers in the morning from Samwell Lane, Upton, via St. Crispin Drive, The Croft, Welford Road and Kenmuir Crescent in Northampton to Moulton School and Science College on Pound Lane, Moulton. The afternoon return follows the reverse route. The work is passenger transport services, classified under CPV 60000000, and is bought by West Northamptonshire Council for delivery across Northampton and Moulton.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to R CARS following a below-threshold limited competition. The award was made on 4 September 2026 and the contract was signed the same day. The active contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 23 July 2028. Its value is £799.90 including tax. The process used a limited procedure under the light-touch regime and covered one completed route. The published requirement states that West Northamptonshire Council would set a starting price for the contract. The selected supplier is R CARS. The service runs Monday to Friday during school term time, with morning outbound and afternoon return journeys, and the contract is currently active.

This award indicates a requirement for small-vehicle school transport in West Northamptonshire, delivered on a fixed route with tightly timed morning and afternoon journeys. A credible future competitor would need access to an eight-seat passenger vehicle and an operator personal assistant, together with the operational capacity to cover weekday term-time services between Upton, Northampton and Moulton. The specified passenger needs mean suppliers should be able to provide transport for pupils with social and emotional difficulties, including social, emotional and communication difficulties. Relevant capability therefore includes dependable route-based passenger transport, consistent attendance at school journey times and the ability to support the passenger profile identified by the council. The work is a small, focused requirement suited to an operator able to manage a single education transport route.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : SN2472 Operator PA Required 8 Passenger Seats Monday to Friday - Term Time Only Outbound - AM 07:48 Samwell Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DB 07:56 St. Crispin Drive, Northampton, NN5 4BL 08:08 The Croft, Northampton, NN5 7RH 08:20 Welford Road, Northampton, NN2 8AJ 08:28 Kenmuir Crescent, Northampton, NN2 7EN 08:45 - Moulton School and Science College - Pound Lane, Moulton, NN3 7SD Return - PM 15:30 - Moulton School and Science College - Pound Lane, Moulton, NN3 7SD 15:48 Kenmuir Crescent, Northampton, NN2 7EN 15:56 Welford Road, Northampton, NN2 8AJ 16:08 The Croft, Northampton, NN5 7RH 16:20 St. Crispin Drive, Northampton, NN5 4BL 16:28 Samwell Lane, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4DB * West Northants Council will set a starting price on this contract. * IS Social and emotional difficulties JS Social, emotional and communication difficulties FW Social and emotional difficulties EG - Social and emotional difficulties RM Social, emotional and communication difficulties

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083877-2026 |
| 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 | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 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 | £799 |

## 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 | R CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 12:45 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083877-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083877-2026
  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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