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title: "Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f46d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Derbyshire County Council"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme

Buyer: Derbyshire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f46d

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## Summary

Derbyshire County Council procured specialist consultancy support for its Specialised Home to School Transport Service under the Home to School Transport Enhancement Programme. The requirement is classified as civil engineering consultancy services, placing it within the professional services sector rather than transport operations or vehicle supply. The work concerns the council’s home-to-school transport enhancement activity and is delivered in Derbyshire, within the East Midlands. Businesses relevant to this requirement include consultancies that advise public authorities on specialised transport services and can provide technical consultancy associated with civil engineering. The buyer is Derbyshire County Council, a sub-central public authority based at County Hall in Matlock. The selected supplier is Route Wise Consulting Limited, an SME based in Rochdale.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award below the threshold, without competition. One lot was completed. Derbyshire County Council awarded the contract to Route Wise Consulting Limited. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026 and runs from 4 May 2026 to 4 October 2026. Its value is £55,000 excluding VAT, or £66,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The published description identifies the purchase as specialist consultancy support relating to the Specialised Home to School Transport Service. The award covers civil engineering consultancy services and relates to the single completed lot. This outcome shows the council used a below-threshold, non-competitive route to appoint the supplier for the defined consultancy requirement.

This procurement indicates demand from Derbyshire County Council for specialist consultancy linked to its specialised home-to-school transport service and wider transport enhancement programme. Competitors seeking comparable work would need to present a credible public-sector consultancy offer focused on specialised transport support, with the technical capability to undertake work classified as civil engineering consultancy services. Relevant firms are likely to be specialist consultancies rather than general transport operators, vehicle suppliers or routine passenger transport providers. Route Wise Consulting Limited’s selection, as an SME, shows that the requirement was deliverable by a focused smaller consultancy rather than only by a large corporate supplier. A credible future provider would need suitable specialist expertise, the capacity to support a council service, and an understanding of public-authority requirements.

## Notice

Direct award contract to Route Wise Consultancy Ltd for specialist consultancy support relating to the Specialised Home to School Transport Service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084841-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 May 2026 - 4 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £55,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Derbyshire County Council |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROUTE WISE CONSULTING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 12:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084841-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084841-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/home.aspx
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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