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QOC935 0900 2026-08-21 Reydon - Kings Dam project, Gillingham (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the Kings Dam project in Gillingham, under a requirement identified as “Reydon” and requiring a four-seated vehicle. The procurement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport service needs. The available scope identifies the vehicle capacity and project, but does not describe passenger numbers, journey frequency, routes or service hours. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The work is transport service delivery rather than vehicle supply: the awarded supplier was engaged to provide transport using a four-seat vehicle. The requirement was a mini-competition under the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Andalusia Trading Ltd, trading as Roadrunner Taxis. The award date was 25 August 2026 and the awarded value was £5,244. The contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. This was a mini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The submission deadline was 21 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 20 August 2026 at 09:00. The notice identifies a single four-seated vehicle requirement for the Kings Dam project in Gillingham; no lots are described. The stated suitability assessment marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are reported.

This award shows Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport buys project-specific passenger transport using small-capacity vehicles through mini-competitions under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. A supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement when it returns to market would need access to a suitable four-seat vehicle and the operational ability to deliver transport for a defined project requirement. Roadrunner Taxis, the selected supplier, is a taxi operator, indicating that a local passenger transport provider could meet this particular vehicle-based need. The published scope provides little indication of the service’s intensity or operational complexity, so the clearest evidence of buyer preference is the required vehicle capacity and delivery of passenger transport for the Kings Dam project. The opportunity was expressly marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, a relevant constraint for smaller suppliers considering similar competitions. (The buyer’s route here was through its existing passenger transport system.)

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QOC935 0900 2026-08-21 Reydon - Kings Dam project, Gillingham (4-seated vehicle 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. QOC935 0900 2026-08-21 Reydon - Kings Dam project, Gillingham (4-seated vehicle 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 0900 2026-08-21. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-20 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-351b5f30-2aa5-4a07-b43d-d18ef7de9810
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8775eb18-7460-485f-8491-8d513b599e37
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
£5,244 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
4 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

Andalusia Trading Ltd

Further Information

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