---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f85a"
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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-06f85a

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured route-based passenger transport services using vehicles with capacity for between one and eight seats. The requirement is for passenger transport on specified routes, rather than a general transport service. It sits within the services category and covers transport services excluding waste transport. The contracting authority is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton, and the service is associated with the council’s local passenger transport provision. The awarded supplier, G8 Taxis, is based in Northampton. This opportunity is relevant to taxi operators, private-hire companies and other passenger transport providers able to deliver small-vehicle, route-based journeys for a public authority.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One route-based lot was awarded to G8 Taxis. The award is active and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 11 September 2026 and awarded on that date, for £100 gross in total, in GBP. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 25 July 2027. The process used the light-touch regime and a limited procurement method. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and contract value, but does not set out a weighted evaluation basis or additional eligibility requirements beyond the requirement for one-to-eight-seat route-based passenger transport provision.

For competing suppliers, this award demonstrates that West Northamptonshire Council uses a below-threshold limited competition route for small-vehicle, route-based passenger transport. A credible future provider would need to operate passenger vehicles suitable for journeys involving one to eight seats, organise reliable services around defined routes and manage delivery for a local authority. Local presence in or around Northampton may support practical coverage, as the buyer and awarded supplier are both based there. Relevant operators include taxi and private-hire businesses with the vehicles, drivers, scheduling capability and operational control to provide consistent council transport services at this scale.

## Notice

Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision) - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086533-2026 |
| 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 | 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 | £100 |

## 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 | G8 Taxis |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 15:11 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086533-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086533-2026
  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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