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QBR082 2026-08-10 (0900) Lowestoft - Warren Lodge @ Warren School, Beccles (8 seats with a passenger assistant) - AWARD

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport

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10 Aug 2026 at 18:29

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey between Lowestoft and Warren School, Beccles. The requirement is for an eight-seat vehicle with a passenger assistant, serving travel from Warren Lodge in Lowestoft to the school. The work falls within the broad transport services category. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, and the service is delivered in Suffolk. This is a specific school transport route rather than a general vehicle hire or fleet supply requirement. It is therefore relevant to operators able to provide passenger transport, an eight-seat vehicle and an accompanying passenger assistant for a regular education-related journey in the Lowestoft and Beccles area.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 9:00 on 10 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 9:00 on 6 August 2026. The contract was awarded on 10 August 2026 to PJ Wayland's Ltd for £171,000. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2033. The procurement record identifies the service category as transport services and the tender status as complete. No separate lots or published award-scoring criteria are stated. The selected supplier is PJ Wayland's Ltd.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates a defined demand from Suffolk County Council for contracted school passenger transport on a local route. A credible future competitor would need to operate an eight-seat vehicle, provide a passenger assistant and reliably serve the journey between Lowestoft and Warren School in Beccles. Experience in scheduled education transport, dependable daily operations, safeguarding-aware passenger care and the ability to manage a dedicated route would be commercially relevant. Suppliers would also need to understand and use the council's Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport mini-competitions, rather than relying only on general transport tendering. The awarded supplier's success indicates that the buyer values an operator able to combine vehicle provision, assisted passenger travel and consistent route delivery within one service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QBR082 2026-08-10 (0900) Lowestoft - Warren Lodge @ Warren School, Beccles (8 seats with a 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. QBR082 2026-08-10 (0900) Lowestoft - Warren Lodge @ Warren School, Beccles (8 seats with a 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 on 10/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 06/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2033.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/664e2316-e9eb-4139-a70d-83e757636905
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
£171,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
3 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 4-5 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 Passenger Transport
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

PJ Wayland's Ltd

Further Information

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