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2026-08-03 09:00 - QOC903 Creeting St Mary to Acorn Park School, Banham, Norfolk - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 14:37

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the Creeting St Mary to Acorn Park School route in Banham, Norfolk. The requirement is a school transport service, classified under transport services excluding waste transport. The stated delivery location includes the IP1 2BX area in Ipswich and the United Kingdom, while the named route connects Creeting St Mary with Acorn Park School in Banham. The procurement was run by the council’s passenger transport function through its established purchasing arrangements for passenger transport services. It concerns a service rather than goods or construction work, and is relevant to operators providing regular contracted passenger or school transport.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions closed on 3 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 31 July 2026. The award was made on 5 August 2026 to Arrow Taxi Services Ltd. The awarded value is £256,880. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2034. The process was evaluated through the purchasing system’s competition arrangements; the available record does not state a separate evaluation formula or procurement method.

For a competing supplier, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for contracted passenger transport between Creeting St Mary and a school in Banham, serving Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. Relevant businesses are established taxi, private-hire, minibus or other passenger transport operators able to provide dependable scheduled school-route services and manage the operational demands of a multi-year council contract. Experience of public-sector passenger transport competitions and familiarity with the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System would help a supplier compete when a similar requirement returns. The recorded suitability assessment marks the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that comparable future work is aimed at suppliers with appropriate organisational scale and delivery capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2026-08-03 09:00 - QOC903 Creeting St Mary to Acorn Park School, Banham, Norfolk - AWARD

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council is seeking a mini competition against the following Dynamic Purchasing System: 'The supply of Passenger Transport Services', OJEU Notice Id: 2018/S 031-067685. Creeting St Mary to Acorn Park School, Banham, Norfolk. Further details can be found in the 'Tenders / My Tenders' area of this website, by selecting the 'View Details' button for this project. The deadline for returned submissions is Monday 3rd August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 Friday 31st July 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31st July 2034.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-07695ee8-60f2-4d16-b29c-0503de5107d8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/44058d67-c1a9-4758-bd92-77e5d38cf2b6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£256,880 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Suffolk County Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SUFFOLK
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arrow Taxi Services Ltd

Further Information

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