Official UK procurement notice
North Northamptonshire Council Bus Framework Mini Competition CONTRACT
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF25)
Awarded value£488,940published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 16 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Midland Red (South) Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Northamptonshire Council requires the operation of bus service 16 on Monday to Saturdays.
This contract is for the provision of existing bus service 16 between Thrapston and Kettering Leisure Village and Thrapston with projections to Raunds. The Council wishes to test the price for the expansion of the service.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 18:25 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 18:25 BST
- Authority reference
DN824497- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092089- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cf7Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework North Northamptonshire Council Local Bus Framework
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published28 days ago29 Sept 2026, 18:25 BST
- Standstill ends18 days ago8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 18:25 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected23 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £488,9401 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Red (South) LimitedNorth Northamptonshire Council Bus Framework Mini Competition CONTRACT PK261625 Oct 2026 – 4 Sept 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: Optional annual extensions | £488,940 | 16 Sept 2026standstill to 8 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- MIDLAND RED (SOUTH) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender