North Northamptonshire Council Local Bus Framework

North Northamptonshire CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05d849Procurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending

Estimated value

Awarded value

£36.0m

Awarded 19 Dec 2025

Suppliers

5

4 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
At Further competition stage onlyAt 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

Awarded to
BL
SME
CL
SME
CL
SME
LO
SME