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QBE046 09:00 2026-10-01 Martlesham to Sir Peter Hall School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle and a Female Passenger Assistant required - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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01 Oct 2026 at 13:04

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a route from Martlesham to Sir Peter Hall School in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement was for a four-seat vehicle and a female passenger assistant. This is local passenger transport work, rather than a general vehicle supply contract, and the route serves travel between Martlesham and the school in Bury St Edmunds. The council ran the requirement as a mini-competition under its passenger transport services Dynamic Purchasing System.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Universal Cabs Ltd. The award date was 1 October 2026, with the contract period running from 5 October 2026 to 31 July 2030. The awarded value is £161,538. The requirement was competed through a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender submission deadline was 1 October 2026 at 09:00, and the deadline for clarification questions was 29 September 2026 at 09:00. The published information describes the vehicle and passenger assistant requirement but does not state the evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements.

This award shows that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport buys dedicated school-route transport combining a small-capacity vehicle with a female passenger assistant. Suppliers competing for comparable requirements will need to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and staff the journey with an assistant who meets the buyer’s needs. The contract also indicates a multi-year service commitment rather than a one-off journey, so credible operators need to sustain both vehicle provision and passenger-assistant cover throughout a route’s operating period. The buyer used its passenger transport services Dynamic Purchasing System and a mini-competition for this requirement; suppliers seeking similar council work would need to be positioned to compete through that route. The council’s stated SME and VCSE suitability flags are both negative.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QBE046 09:00 2026-10-01 Martlesham to Sir Peter Hall School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle and a Female Passenger Assistant 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. QBE046 09:00 2026-10-01 Martlesham to Sir Peter Hall School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle and a Female Passenger Assistant 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 09:00 2026-10-01. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-29 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aa5568f1-3e8a-45d4-88f8-b74cf6e5e87b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5e869275-6e4a-425f-9e8f-cf824f4141d5
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
£161,538 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
5 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 3-4 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
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
1
Supplier Name

Universal Cabs Ltd

Further Information

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