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QSC236 09:00 2026-08-20 Haverhill to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle & PA required - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council is buying passenger transport for a school journey from Haverhill to Hillside Special School in Sudbury. The requirement calls for a four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant, for transporting passengers to the school. This is a local school transport service managed by the council’s Passenger Transport team. The route links Haverhill and Sudbury, with the school as the destination. The work is a service rather than a purchase of vehicles: suppliers provide the transport and passenger assistance needed to operate the journey.

The procurement is complete and two suppliers were selected through a mini-competition under the council’s passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. BMF Cars and Star Cabs Ltd each received an active award valued at £177,650. Both awards have the same contract period, from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The award date recorded for each is 25 August 2026. The tender called for a four-seat vehicle and passenger assistant for the Haverhill–Hillside Special School journey. The council reserved the right to extend the contract up to 31 July 2031. The competition used a selective call-off procedure. No evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements are provided in the procurement details.

This award shows demand from Suffolk County Council for a dedicated school transport route linking Haverhill with Hillside Special School in Sudbury, combining a four-seat vehicle with passenger-assistant provision. The two awards indicate that the requirement was placed with two suppliers, each at the same stated contract scale, rather than as a single supplier arrangement. A credible competitor for this buyer’s comparable requirement would need to provide suitably sized vehicles and passenger assistance, and be able to deliver the route reliably for a school setting. Suppliers should also be capable of competing for a mini-competition under a passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. The procurement data records no particular vehicle accreditation, staff qualification, safeguarding standard or other technical threshold, so these should not be assumed as stated requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QSC236 09:00 2026-08-20 Haverhill to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle & PA required - 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. QSC236 09:00 2026-08-20 Haverhill to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle & PA required 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 2026-08-20. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-13 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2031-07-31.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-177c8dfc-a89c-48b8-810c-999ce770d165
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1941d010-cd36-4403-bba1-c548c1db39a9
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£177,650 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 2-3 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
2
Supplier Names

BMF Cars

Star Cabs LTD

Further Information

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