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QBH210, 0900 2026-09-28, Benhall - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and passenger assistant) - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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29 Sep 2026 at 11:02

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for route QBH210, carrying passengers from Benhall to Kinda Forest School in Holton. The service requirement is for a vehicle with four seats and a passenger assistant. This is a local school transport service, rather than a general transport contract, and is relevant to operators able to provide the specified small-capacity journey and accompanying passenger support. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to A K Cars. The award was made on 29 September 2026. The contract period runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The recorded award value is £0. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. It covered a single route requirement: Benhall to Kinda Forest School, Holton, with four seats and a passenger assistant. The tender description set a submission deadline of 28 September 2026 at 09:00 and a deadline for clarification questions of 25 September 2026 at 09:00. No award evaluation criteria are stated in the available procurement details.

This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for a defined school journey with a small vehicle capacity and passenger-assistant provision. A supplier competing for this same requirement in future would need to organise dependable transport between Benhall and Kinda Forest School in Holton, provide four passenger seats, and supply an assistant as part of the service. The award went to A K Cars, showing that a local transport operator was selected for this work. The route-specific, modest-capacity requirement is best suited to an operator able to allocate a suitable vehicle and staffing to a regular school transport service, rather than a provider focused only on larger-scale transport operations.»} Concluding check: Details says £0 recorded inaccurately? It is stated, yes. No need mention absent criteria? Prompt says write nothing about missing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QBH210, 0900 2026-09-28, Benhall - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and passenger assistant) - 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. QBH210, 0900 2026-09-28, Benhall - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and passenger assistant) 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 0900 2026-09-28. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-25 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-10ee5dba-f193-4311-8f3d-4310fac9aa32
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37f89831-ac35-401d-b335-1c2b5c75cdaa
Current Stage
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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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

A K Cars

Further Information

Notice Documents

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