--- title: "QIP953 0900 2026-08-20 Eye/Bramford/Ipswich - Apex education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-20" --- # QIP953 0900 2026-08-20 Eye/Bramford/Ipswich - Apex education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for Apex Education in Ipswich. The requirement was for a four-seat vehicle serving the Eye, Bramford and Ipswich area, under the council’s passenger transport services programme. The work falls within general transport services and is a service contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity. Delivery is associated with Ipswich and the surrounding Eye and Bramford journey area. Businesses relevant to this requirement include passenger transport operators, taxi and private-hire providers, and other organisations able to provide small-vehicle transport for an education setting. The named buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The submission deadline was 20 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 19 August 2026 at 09:00. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. Hawk Express Cabs Ltd was awarded the contract on 20 August 2026 for £24,320 including the stated currency of GBP. The published award identifies one supplier and one requirement. The procurement was evaluated through the council’s mini-competition process; the available outcome information does not set out separate quality or price weightings. For a supplier that did not win, this award is useful evidence of Suffolk County Council’s demand for small-scale education passenger transport around Ipswich, Eye and Bramford. A credible competitor would need to operate or source a four-seat vehicle and provide dependable passenger transport suited to an education placement. Taxi, private-hire and specialist passenger transport businesses with experience of council transport requirements would be well placed to understand the operating model. Familiarity with dynamic purchasing systems and mini-competitions would also be commercially relevant, since this requirement was bought through that route. Local knowledge of the journey area, reliable vehicle availability and the capacity to provide consistent service would strengthen a future response to this buyer’s comparable requirement. ## Notice 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. QIP953 0900 2026-08-20 Eye/Bramford/Ipswich - Apex education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle 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 2026-08-20. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-19 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb9848f3-b6a1-4ff0-a777-aef053a45ae6 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 20 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £24,320 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport | | Locality | SUFFOLK | | Postcode area | Ipswich | | Postcode | IP1 2BX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk | | ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich | | Local authority | Ipswich | | Electoral ward | Gipping | | Westminster constituency | Ipswich | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | Hawk Express Cabs Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 20 Aug 2026 at 15:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb9848f3-b6a1-4ff0-a777-aef053a45ae6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bb9848f3-b6a1-4ff0-a777-aef053a45ae6 20th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0611ea79-e57f-49f8-98c2-93aefa6b321a.json.