North Northamptonshire Council Local Bus Framework
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£36.0m
Suppliers
5
Lots
1
Published
19 Dec 2025
Description
North Northamptonshire Council wish to develop a bus framework which will play a role in enhancing accessibility across North Northants. As a relatively new authority, this framework aims to either replace services previously Procured by the former Northamptonshire County Council, and/or to introduce new services, with the potential for them to be commercially viable by the end of the contracts. This framework will be opened in accordance with the requirements under the Procurement Act 2023 (or sooner if deemed necessary by the Council) and all call off contracts will be awarded via further competition only.
Scope
- Reference
- NNC00000656
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 02 Feb 2026 to 01 Feb 2030
- CPV classifications
- 60112000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| At Further competition stage only | At further competition stage both quality and price will be considered criteria for each individual further competition required. | quality | — |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£36.0m
Award date
19 Dec 2025
Contract start
02 Feb 2026
Contract end
01 Feb 2030