Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

QOC902 09:00 2026-07-28 Selwyn Hall School, Foxton, Cambs to Red Lodge - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2026 at 12:04

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled journey from Selwyn Hall School in Foxton, Cambridgeshire, to Red Lodge. The requirement falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, and concerns the operation of a specific school-related route rather than a general transport framework. Delivery was associated with Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, although the route begins in Cambridgeshire and ends at Red Lodge. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Businesses considering comparable work should therefore be able to provide reliable passenger transport for an education route and operate across the relevant local area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport selected Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd through a mini-competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award date was 30 July 2026. The awarded value is £30,400, and the awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 09:00 on 28 July 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 24 July 2026. The procurement was for services and the tender was marked complete. The published information identifies the competitive DPS route but does not set out a separate quality, price or other evaluation weighting.

This award demonstrates a defined requirement for passenger transport serving a school journey between Cambridgeshire and Red Lodge, with delivery over an academic-year-style operating period. A credible competitor for similar work would need dependable vehicles, appropriately trained drivers and the operational capacity to provide consistent scheduled transport for pupils. Local knowledge of the route and the ability to manage school-day timings would be relevant, as would robust arrangements for safety, vehicle maintenance, contingency cover and communication with the council. The buying route is significant: suppliers need to understand and participate in the passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and be able to respond to mini-competitions. The published suitability assessment did not identify the requirement as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

QOC902 09:00 2026-07-28 Selwyn Hall School, Foxton, Cambs to Red Lodge - 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. QOC902 09:00 2026-07-28 Selwyn Hall School, Foxton, Cambs to Red Lodge 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 09:00 2026-07-28. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-07-24 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0b544ef3-6999-4983-a063-38d295deb2d7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/da4fb279-d4cf-4fab-82c2-875650134894
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£30,400 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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

Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...