Awarded contract

Lot 1 - Category C E Auctions Phase 4 W/C 07/07/2025

Details

Buyer: Cheshire East Council
Supplier(s): Safeguard Transport Limited, Northwich Travel Limited, Beardmore Travel Services Limited
Value: £335,350
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Road transport services
Published: 18 May 2026
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This project was for all call offs running in July 2025 Phase 4 for Lot 1 - Category C. Wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAV). This is a call off from the Cheshire East Council Transport DPS. This contracts finder notice is for all call-offs produced within Category C of the July 2025, these contracts total £2933664.60. The project reference on The Chest is DN778359. The values given in this notice are only estimations, the Council gives no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative values.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 September 2025
Completed: Award published18 May 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2030in 4 years

About the buyer

Cheshire East Council is a local authority procuring for the Cheshire East borough, with its own Corporate Procurement Unit handling contracts and quotations. Tender opportunities are advertised on The Chest e-tendering portal, the council's route to market for open competitions. Larger contracts above the public procurement threshold also appear on Find a Tender, the government's central digital platform. Smaller purchases follow a risk-based sourcing approach, using either a request for quotation or an existing public sector framework. Contracts are also listed on the North West Contracts register, giving suppliers visibility across the wider region.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Cheshire East Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and software and information systems.

Relevant CPV codes

60100000 · Road transport services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@cheshire-east-council.gov