--- title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council" published: "2026-09-04" --- # Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8.json) ## Summary West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for one route between Littlewood Street, Rothwell, Kettering, and Brackley C of E Junior School, Brackley. The requirement is for one passenger travelling with a personal assistant, using a vehicle suitable for between one and eight passengers. The service runs every day, with a morning journey from Rothwell to the school and an afternoon return journey. The scheduled collection and arrival points are Littlewood Street at Rothwell and the school on Manor Road, Brackley. This is a local, route-based school transport service, classified under transport services. It is relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms and other passenger transport providers able to deliver reliable daily journeys on this route. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Station taxi limited. It used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime, with one completed lot. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 7 September 2026 to 21 July 2027. Its value is £940 gross, in GBP. The buyer stated that it would set a starting price for the contract. The awarded supplier is Station taxi limited, a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Northampton. The requirement was evaluated through the limited competition route; the published information does not set out separate quality or price weightings. The contract is recorded as active. This award shows that West Northamptonshire Council buys tightly defined, route-based school transport for individual passengers accompanied by a personal assistant. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a suitable one-to-eight-seat vehicle, maintain dependable daily availability, and deliver precise morning and afternoon journeys between Rothwell and Brackley. Operational strength would include planning around school times, consistent coverage throughout the service period, and the ability to manage a passenger travelling with a personal assistant. Local knowledge of Northamptonshire roads and the named pickup and school locations would support reliable delivery. The award to a small or medium-sized taxi business indicates that this scale of requirement can suit an independent operator with focused local capacity rather than only a large transport company. ## Notice Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : NCT70 1 passenger, with PA Every day 07:30 Littlewood Street, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6DY 08:40 Brackley C of E Junior School - Brackley C Of E Junior School, Manor Road, Brackley, NN13 6EE 15:10 Brackley C of E Junior School - Brackley C Of E Junior School, Manor Road, Brackley, NN13 6EE 16:20 Littlewood Street, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6DY **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/084081-2026 | | 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 | 7 Sep 2026 - 22 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £940 | ## 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 | Station taxi limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 4 Sep 2026 at 16:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084081-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084081-2026 4th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.stationtaxis247.co.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents - https://www.westnorthants.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f2b8.json.