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QIP943 0900 2026-07-13 Barningham - New skill centre & Sir Bobby Robson school, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 10:30

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for travel from Barningham to the New Skill Centre and Sir Bobby Robson school in Ipswich. The requirement was for a four-seated vehicle with a passenger assistant (PA), supporting school and education-related journeys. The main service category is passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). Delivery is associated with Ipswich and the wider Suffolk area, with the buyer based on Russell Road, Ipswich. This was a services procurement run by Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport through its arrangements for local passenger transport requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 13 July 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 10 July 2026. The contract was awarded to SCHOOLLINK SUFFOLK LTD on 16 July 2026 for £199,500. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The requirement was assessed as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published information identifies the vehicle and passenger-assistant requirement, but does not state a separate price, quality or other evaluation weighting.

This award indicates sustained local demand for dedicated school passenger transport in Suffolk, involving a small-capacity vehicle and a passenger assistant. Suppliers considering future requirements from this buyer would need to provide reliable passenger transport operations, suitable four-seat vehicle capacity and appropriately resourced passenger-assistant support for journeys serving education settings. Credibility would come from demonstrating dependable routing and scheduling, safe and consistent service delivery, and the operational capacity to support a long-running education transport requirement. Experience of working with schools, children or young people, and local knowledge of Ipswich and Suffolk would be directly relevant to this type of requirement, although the published procurement does not set out specific qualifications or accreditations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QIP943 0900 2026-07-13 Barningham - New skill centre & Sir Bobby Robson school, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA 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. QIP943 0900 2026-07-13 Barningham - New skill centre & Sir Bobby Robson school, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA 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 2026-07-13 . Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-07-10 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c1a86f68-a0d5-40c1-8c85-2afd2ccc1a8d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7b856859-4785-4179-8268-b2854ec176cc
Current Stage
Award
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
£199,500 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 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
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
1
Supplier Name

SCHOOLLINK SUFFOLK LTD

Further Information

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