Contract award · 24 Sep 2025

CPU 5289 DPS Provision of Private Hire Transport Services - Lot 3 Vehicles up to 8 seats (including specially adapted vehicles)

Nottingham City Council awarded “CPU 5289 DPS Provision of Private Hire Transport…” to Rushcliffe travel ltd for £594k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionTransport servicesEast Midlands

Value £594k
WinnerRushcliffe travel ltd SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

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Key facts

Buyer
Nottingham City Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£594,130
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 60130000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Sep 2025
  2. Published23 Jan 2026Published 121 days after the contract date

Description

CPU 5289 Dynamic Purchasing System for the provision of Private Hire Transport Services call off contract for Lot 3 Vehicles up to 8 seats (including specially adapted vehicles)

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