AwardedAwarded 19 June 2026

West Northamptonshire Council - Passenger Transport Services Open Framework

West Northamptonshire Council · Local authority

In brief

West Northamptonshire Council awarded transport work to 24 X 7 Ltd., Runner Cars LTD and Green Destinations Ltd and 102 others on 19 June 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £200,000,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 47 months, up to 95 months with extensions, starting 2 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

West Northamptonshire Council has established a multiple-supplier Open Framework for the provision of Passenger Transport Services. The Open Framework will be used to procure passenger transport services via Call-Off Contracts, including (but not limited to) home-to-school transport, adult social care transport, public transport support services, and other statutory or discretionary passenger transport requirements. Services will include the provision of a wide range of vehicle types, from cars and minibuses to coaches, including wheelchair accessible vehicles and services requiring Passenger Assistants. Call-Off Contracts will be awarded during the Framework term either by further competition or, where permitted, by direct award, in accordance with the Framework rules and applicable Call-Off documentation.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
24 X 7 Ltd. Runner Cars LTD (SME) Green Destinations Ltd (SME) HATS Group Ltd Northampton cars (SME) Favell Contracts Ltd (SME) Wenda (SME) Rounds Cars (SME) Top Rank Transport (SME) G8 Taxis City Rides Northampton Ezy Cars (SME) Northampton Premium Travel (SME) H2S Cars Ltd Ace Cars Banbury Ltd (SME) Star Cab Daventry Limited (SME) Harrisons Private Hire Ltd (SME) Travel Ease Cars Ltd Midland Red (South) Limited Lawson's of Corby Ltd (SME) Adams Taxis (SME) John's Taxi LiaCars Limited (SME) Mayfair Cars Northampton Ltd A Cars Banbury (SME) Poynters Coaches (Northampton) Ltd (SME) Etm Cars Ltd Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire (SME) 001 Taxis Ltd 1ST Taxis Banbury Ltd (SME) 24 Seven Taxi Northampton Ltd 247 Taxi Line Limited (SME) 5 Star Cars Northampton Ltd (SME) 8 Logistics Limited (SME) A & R Transport Limited (SME) A-Cars A-Run Transportation Ltd (SME) Active Taxis North Ltd (SME) AGA Traveliners (SME) Airport Transfers Banbury Ltd (SME) Albion (Northampton) Cars Ltd (SME) Angel Minibus Hire Limited (SME) Anytime Anyplace Limited (SME) Approved Cabs Limited (SME) Assured Transport Services Ltd (SME) Baxe Transport Ltd (SME) BD Taxis Ltd Beacon Cars Ltd Bills minibus and coach hire ltd (SME) Carlton Car Service Ltd (SME) Central Cabs Banbury Ltd (SME) Cheney Coaches Limited (SME) Clearware 2000 Limited (SME) Corby Jet Carz (SME) Corby Star Cars Limited (SME) Country Lion (Northampton) Limited (SME) Danetre Cars (SME) Diamond Street Services Ltd Elite Cars Banbury Ltd (SME) Elite Urban Motors Ltd Epic Strides (SME) Finestyle Coaches of Rushden Ltd (SME) Gemini Cars Limited (SME) Grange Transport Ltd (SME) Green Cars Northants Ltd (SME) Hamiltons Coaches Limited (SME) Happycars247 Limited (SME) Home to Home Cars Ltd (SME) Hunters Coaches of Daventry Limited (SME) Icic Holdings Ltd (SME) Jai Cars Northampton Ltd (SME) Jameela Travel (SME) Kis Coaches and Taxis Limited (SME) Lilbourne Parish Council Link Site Northampton Ltd (SME) M.K Cars (Northampton) Ltd MB and BAT Cars Moha Cars Ltd (SME) Moulton Minibus Service Limited (SME) My Coach Hire Ltd (SME) Pace Taxi Ltd (SME) Phoenix Secure Transport Ltd (SME) Primary Travel Ltd (SME) Rapid Cars 247 Limited (SME) RM Cars Northampton Ltd S Cars Northampton Ltd (SME) S Run Ltd (SME) Sky Cars Northampton Ltd (SME) Skyline Taxi and Private Hire Limited (SME) SM Taxis Smart Cabz Ltd (SME) Soul Bros.limited (SME) Star Cab Taxi Station Taxis Northampton Trading As Station Taxis Milton Keynes Limited (SME) Sumit Kumra Ltd Surma Valley Ltd Take6 Town Taxis Ltd (SME) Union Cars Limited (SME) Via Cars Ltd (SME) Wilson's Coaches XD Taxis Limited (SME) Yamataxis Ltd (SME) Z5 Cars Ltd ZS Cars Ltd (SME) 105 bids received	£200,000,000	Awarded 3 June 2026 22 June 2026 to 31 May 2030

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

3 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 018885-2026
15 April 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 034069-2026
8 June 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 053900-2026
31 July 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 072868-2026

About the buyer

West Northamptonshire CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

526

Awards

429

Suppliers it has used most for transport

Skyline Taxis Limited35 contracts
MS Cars25 contracts
R Cars22 contracts
Star Cab Daventry Limited18 contracts
Harrisons Private Hire Ltd15 contracts

All tenders and awards from West Northamptonshire Council

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From notice 018885-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 3 March 2026, last updated 31 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.