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2026-10-20 09:00 - QBE474 Brandon to Reboot Education & Prepped Academy, Bury St Edmunds - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 14:42

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a route from Brandon to Reboot Education and Prepped Academy in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement is to transport passengers between Brandon and the two named education destinations. The buyer is based in Ipswich, and the route serves locations in Suffolk. This is a transport services requirement rather than a purchase of vehicles or infrastructure. The procurement was run as a competition within the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, indicating a specific service requirement under an established purchasing arrangement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 20 October 2026 to Michelle Mansell. The award value was £10,971.04. The contract period runs from 22 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. This was a mini-competition under the passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The original submission deadline was 20 October 2026, with clarification questions due by 19 October 2026. The process was for a single route and no separate lots are recorded. The published information does not set out evaluation criteria, so the basis on which bids were compared cannot be established from these details. The buyer indicated that the opportunity was not suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

For suppliers targeting Suffolk County Council’s passenger transport work, this award demonstrates demand for a small, route-specific service connecting Brandon with education provision in Bury St Edmunds. A credible competitor would need to be able to deliver the required passenger journeys reliably across the route and meet the practical demands of serving the named education destinations. The council used its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and a mini-competition, so familiarity with that route to market is commercially relevant. The buyer marked this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises; that signals that suppliers should assess whether their scale and capacity match the council’s expectations before pursuing similar work. The selection of an individual supplier shows the contract was awarded to a named operator, rather than a multi-supplier lot.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

2026-10-20 09:00 - QBE474 Brandon to Reboot Education & Prepped Academy, Bury St Edmunds - 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. Brandon to Reboot Education & Prepped Academy, Bury St Edmunds. 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 Tuesday 20th October 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Monday 19th October 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7b112e95-6d81-442d-bc3e-8bf060e4a100
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5424e026-a775-4932-a391-04dff1bbb997
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£10,971 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
22 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
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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

Michelle Mansell

Further Information

Notice Documents

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