---
title: "Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f8c5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "West Northamptonshire Council"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (1-8 Seat Provision)

Buyer: West Northamptonshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f8c5

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## Summary

West Northamptonshire Council procured passenger transport services on a route-by-route basis, covering provision for vehicles carrying between one and eight passengers. The requirement is classified as transport services and sits within the light-touch services regime. It is intended for suppliers able to provide small-scale passenger transport against specified routes, rather than general fleet hire or large-group coach operations. The contracting authority is West Northamptonshire Council, based in Northampton. The awarded requirement relates to one completed route-based lot. The service supports the council’s passenger transport needs through dedicated journeys using appropriately sized vehicles, with delivery managed against the routes and service requirements set by the council.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One route-based lot was awarded to MS CARS, an SME, with an active award and contract. The contract was signed on 14 September 2026 and runs from 15 September 2026 to 25 July 2027. Its value is £78.80 gross, including taxes. The council evaluated the requirement through a limited procedure for a light-touch service, with the competition restricted to invited suppliers rather than run as an open tender. The award covers transport services for the one-to-eight-seat route provision, and the contract is active for the stated service period.

This award indicates a requirement suited to small passenger transport operators with the vehicles, drivers and operational control needed to run council-specified routes for groups of up to eight passengers. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need dependable access to appropriately sized vehicles, the capacity to cover scheduled journeys consistently and the administrative systems to coordinate route-based services with a local authority. Experience delivering contracted passenger transport would help demonstrate reliability, safeguarding awareness, punctuality and the ability to manage changes or disruption. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that this type of council transport requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist operator rather than only by a large national fleet business.

## 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/086709-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 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 | £78 |

## 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 | MS CARS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 09:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086709-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086709-2026
  14th 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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