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title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f78a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-11"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f78a

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured a passenger transport service for a route-based journey carrying two passengers in a vehicle provision of one to eight seats. No passenger assistant is required. The service runs on Mondays and Wednesdays between Cherry Orchard Place, Northampton, St Georges Avenue, Northampton, and Northampton Saints – Franklins Gardens, Northampton. The outbound journey departs Cherry Orchard Place at 09:07, reaches St Georges Avenue at 09:18 and Northampton Saints at 09:30. The return journey departs Northampton Saints at 14:30, reaches St Georges Avenue at 14:41 and Cherry Orchard Place at 14:51. This is a local scheduled transport requirement for the council, classified as transport services rather than goods, works or another service category.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. One route-based lot was awarded to G CARS, an SME. The award was made on 11 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 25 July 2027 and has a value of £72 gross. The published information identifies the procurement method as limited competition; the award information records the transport service and selected supplier but does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or award weighting. West Northamptonshire Council is the buyer, and the contract is active for the stated service period.

This award provides a clear example of the council’s demand for small-vehicle passenger transport on a defined Northampton route, with two scheduled journeys on each service day and no passenger assistant requirement. A credible future supplier would need to operate or access suitable vehicles within the one-to-eight-seat range, provide dependable weekday availability on Mondays and Wednesdays, and deliver consistent punctuality across the specified stops and return journey. Local knowledge of Northampton and the ability to manage repeated passenger journeys between residential and destination points would be commercially relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered at small-business scale rather than requiring a large transport operation.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) : EC-SAINTS4 2 passengers, no PA Mondays and Wednesdays 09:07 Cherry Orchard Place, Northampton, NN3 2TJ 09:18 St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA 09:30 Northampton Saints - Franklins Gardens, Northampton, NN5 5BG 14:30 Northampton Saints - Franklins Gardens, Northampton, NN5 5BG 14:41 St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA 14:51 Cherry Orchard Place, Northampton, NN3 2TJ *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/086187-2026 |
| 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 | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 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 | £72 |

## 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 | G CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 08:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086187-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086187-2026
  11th 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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