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QIP168 0900 2026-10-07 - Ipswich - St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle for 4 days a week) - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council procured passenger transport for St Christopher’s Academy in Ipswich: a four-seated vehicle operating four days a week. The requirement is a local school transport service, with journeys associated with the academy in Ipswich. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council, through its Passenger Transport function. The service falls within passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). The procurement concerns vehicle-based transport rather than the supply of vehicles themselves, and is a specific route or service requirement for one school. The process was run as a call-off from the council’s passenger transport dynamic purchasing system.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 7 October 2026 following a selective call-off competition under a dynamic purchasing system. Two active awards are recorded: Cam Cab Ltd and Universal Cabs Ltd, each with an awarded value of £10,214.40. Both awards cover the same contract period, from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The return deadline was 7 October 2026 at 9.00am; clarification questions were due by 2 October 2026 at 9.00am. The procurement is described as a single service requirement, with no lots identified. The available data does not set out the evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements, so the basis on which the two suppliers were selected cannot be stated.

This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for a small-scale, school-specific passenger transport service: a four-seated vehicle running four days each week for St Christopher’s Academy in Ipswich. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements from this buyer would need to provide suitable vehicle capacity and dependable scheduled transport serving the school. The council uses a dynamic purchasing system and selective call-off competitions for this type of work, so relevant experience operating within that route to market would be useful. Two suppliers received awards for this requirement, indicating that the service was split between providers, although the award data does not explain the allocation. The stated supplier-suitability assessment excluded SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, a factor relevant to businesses assessing their fit for a similar procurement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QIP168 0900 2026-10-07 - Ipswich - St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle for 4 days a week) - 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. QIP168 0900 2026-10-07 - Ipswich - St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle for 4 days a week) 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 9.00am on 7th October 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9.00am on 2nd October 2026, which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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
£10,214 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
7 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
12 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
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

Cam Cab Ltd

Universal Cabs Ltd

Further Information

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