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TN126, 0900 2026-10-02, Knettishall to Ixworth High School (4 seats) - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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07 Oct 2026 at 09:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service to take students from Knettishall to Ixworth High School. The requirement is for a four-seat journey, making this a small, route-specific school transport service rather than a broad transport contract. Suffolk County Council is the buying organisation; the stated route identifies Knettishall and Ixworth High School as the places served. The procurement formed part of the council’s wider passenger transport services purchasing system, through which it ran a competition for this individual route. The requirement is relevant to operators able to provide dependable local passenger transport for school journeys and to work to a defined route and vehicle capacity.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to BRAVO TRAVEL BSE LTD. The award date was 2 October 2026, and the contract runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awarded value is £13,697.10. This was a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services, for a single four-seat route from Knettishall to Ixworth High School. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 2 October 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 1 October 2026. No evaluation criteria or award basis are stated in the procurement details.

The award demonstrates Suffolk County Council’s demand for small-capacity, route-specific school transport between Knettishall and Ixworth High School, bought through competition under its passenger transport purchasing system. The selected supplier was a travel company, indicating that an operator able to deliver passenger transport on a defined local school route was suitable for this requirement. Businesses considering similar work for this buyer would need to be credible in arranging dependable transport for a four-seat service and meeting the route and school journey requirement. The opportunity was assessed as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so smaller suppliers in those categories may find the buyer’s stated suitability assessment a constraint. The contract period shows the scale and duration of this particular service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TN126, 0900 2026-10-02, Knettishall to Ixworth High School (4 seats) - 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. TN126, 0900 2026-10-02, Knettishall to Ixworth High School (4 seats) 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 2026-10-02. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-10-01 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1fe05daf-e617-4b00-bab9-16adee9cd384
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e492152-828d-43b2-bd4d-7e309a251d9b
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
£13,697 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
6 Oct 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

BRAVO TRAVEL BSE LTD

Further Information

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