Who Won It

Contract award · 6 Mar 2026

NBY/19/ES - The Winchcombe School, Maple Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1LN & The Castle School, Love Lane, Newbury, RG14 2JG (Lot 1) Requires Passenger Assistant

West Berkshire Council awarded “NBY/19/ES - The Winchcombe School, Maple…” to Ace Wheelchair Travel for £101k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionTransport servicesSouth East

BuyerWest Berkshire Council
Value £101k
WinnerAce Wheelchair Travel 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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
West Berkshire Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Ace Wheelchair Travel SME
Value
£101,420
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Transport services · Special-purpose road passenger-transport services (CPV 60130000)
Region
South East
Official notice
045900-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Mar 2026
  2. Published19 May 2026Published 74 days after the contract date

Description

Home to School Transport serving The Winchcombe School, Maple Crescent, Newbury, RG14 1LN & The Castle School, Love Lane, Newbury, RG14 2JG

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