Official UK procurement notice
Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (17+ Seat Provision)
Authority: West Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£160,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Jul 2026
Awarded to Poynters Coaches (Northampton) Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPassenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (17+ Seat Provision) : Contract: N302C
Mondays to Fridays (School days only)
Service: 626
Outbound
07:55 Pineham, Upton Valley Way East Bus Stop, Upton, NN4 9BB
08:20 Campion School, Kislingbury Road, Bugbrooke, NN7 3QG
Return
15:15 Campion School, Kislingbury Road, Bugbrooke, NN7 3QG
15:34 Pineham, Upton Valley Way East Bus Stop, Upton, NN4 9BB
Daily Contracted Passenger Miles: 8 miles
**Please note WNC will be setting a start price on this contract**
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 14:24 BST
- Authority reference
SA1381311- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072239- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d7c2Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published30 Jul 2026, 14:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £160,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poynters Coaches (Northampton) LtdSME | £160,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Passenger Transport Services 2026 - Route Based (17+ Seat Provision) · Poynters Coaches (Northampton) LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Jul 2026
- Value
- £160,000
- Period
- 3 Sept 2026 – 24 Jul 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Poynters Coaches (Northampton) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender