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QOC531 09:00 2026-08-19 Ipswich to New College, Worcester - 4-seater vehicle & female PA required - Weekly boarder - AWARD

Suffolk County Council

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Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council is buying passenger transport for a weekly boarder travelling from Ipswich to New College in Worcester. The requirement calls for a four-seat vehicle and a female passenger assistant. This is a passenger transport service rather than a general taxi or vehicle hire requirement: suppliers need to provide the vehicle and the accompanying support person for the journey. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council, through its passenger transport function. The stated route links Ipswich and Worcester; the listed address for the council is in Ipswich. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport services purchasing arrangement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system. Two suppliers were selected: Hadleigh Executive Travel Ltd and Universal Cabs Ltd, each with an award value of £56,848. The award date was 19 August 2026, and both contracts cover 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The council reserved the right to extend the contract up to 31 July 2028. The original submission deadline was 19 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 12 August 2026. The requirement was for a four-seat vehicle and female passenger assistant on the Ipswich–Worcester weekly-boarder route. The published details do not set out evaluation weightings or detailed eligibility tests.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers will need to combine suitable passenger transport capacity with the ability to provide a female passenger assistant, and reliably serve the Ipswich–Worcester route for a weekly boarder. The awards show that Suffolk County Council placed this work through a mini-competition within its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, so suppliers seeking similar work need to be positioned to participate through that route. The two selected operators indicate that the council placed the requirement with more than one provider. This is a focused, recurring transport need rather than a broad fleet or general transport contract; operators with dependable vehicles of the required size and appropriate staff provision are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

QOC531 09:00 2026-08-19 Ipswich to New College, Worcester - 4-seater vehicle & female PA required - Weekly boarder - 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. QOC531 09:00 2026-08-19 Ipswich to New College, Worcester - 4-seater vehicle & female PA required - Weekly boarder 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 2026-08-19. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-12 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2028 -07-31.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/055a1c09-e1f2-4c3e-9d3d-431f994922a8
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
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
£56,848 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 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

Hadleigh Executive Travel Ltd

Universal Cabs Ltd

Further Information

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