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Bulk Flow provision for Home to School Transport serving Smithdon High School, Hunstanton

Norfolk County Council

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23 Jul 2026 at 16:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council procured bulk-flow home-to-school transport for pupils travelling to Smithdon High School in Hunstanton. The requirement uses local bus services rather than a dedicated school bus: Service 34 covers the Heacham to Smithdon High route, with season tickets purchased for pupils, while Service 33 serves Docking and Sedgeford to Smithdon High. This is a passenger road transport service delivered in the Hunstanton area of Norfolk. The buying organisation is Norfolk County Council, a local public authority. The procurement is categorised as services, with the relevant activity described as road transport services. Both resulting contracts concern transport to the same secondary school and support regular school journeys from surrounding communities.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold procedure; the specific method is recorded as unknown. Two active awards were made to Coastal Red Ltd trading as Lynx, covering the single stated lot. The award date is not recorded, but both contracts were signed on 10 July 2026. Contract 1, for Service 34 from Heacham to Smithdon High and the purchase of season tickets, is worth £66,503.80 gross. Contract 2, for Service 33 from Docking and Sedgeford to Smithdon High, is worth £62,010.30 gross. Both contracts run from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement description gives an overall figure of £128,514.10, while the contracts are reported separately above.

This requirement is relevant to local bus operators and passenger transport businesses able to provide scheduled services for school journeys in Norfolk. A credible competitor would need access to suitable road transport capacity, routes serving communities around Hunstanton, and the operational ability to carry pupils to Smithdon High School during the school year. Experience of managing regular timetabled services and issuing or administering season tickets would be directly relevant, particularly where the buyer purchases seats on existing local bus routes rather than commissioning wholly separate vehicles. The award to Coastal Red Ltd trading as Lynx, an SME based in King’s Lynn, indicates that a smaller regional operator can deliver this type of council-funded school transport requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bulk Flow provision for Home to School Transport serving Smithdon High School, Hunstanton

Notice Description

Bulk Flow provision for Home to School Transport serving Smithdon High School, Hunstanton. PS128,514.10 Bulk Flow provision for home to school transport on Local Bus services 34 and 34.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d278
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069933-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60100000 - Road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£128,513 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Coastal Red Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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