--- title: "QWE069 0900 2026-10-01 Ipswich to East Coast Adventures, Woodbridge (4-seater) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-01" --- # QWE069 0900 2026-10-01 Ipswich to East Coast Adventures, Woodbridge (4-seater) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a four-seat journey from Ipswich to East Coast Adventures in Woodbridge. The requirement was a single specified route, rather than a general transport service across multiple locations. The council is the buyer, and Ipswich and Woodbridge are the places associated with the journey. The procurement formed part of the council’s wider passenger transport services purchasing arrangement, with this requirement run as a mini-competition. The service falls within transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The procurement is complete and was awarded to Universal Cabs Ltd. The award date was 1 October 2026, and the awarded value was £8,147.05. The contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 August 2027; the council reserved a right to extend the contract up to 21 July 2028. This was a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. Bids were due by 09:00 on 1 October 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 30 September 2026. The requirement was for one four-seat journey. The published procurement information does not set out the evaluation criteria or bidder eligibility requirements. This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for a small-capacity, point-to-point journey between Ipswich and Woodbridge. A supplier competing for the same requirement in future would need to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and reliably deliver the specified passenger journey. The route and modest, single-requirement scale suggest relevance to local passenger transport operators able to serve both locations. The purchase was competed through the council’s dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services, so suppliers would need to be positioned to participate through that route. The award to Universal Cabs Ltd shows that a local cab operator was selected for this requirement. The procurement data gives no further detail on service standards, driver qualifications or vehicle accreditation, so no specific credentials can be inferred. ## 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. QWE069 0900 2026-10-01 Ipswich to East Coast Adventures, Woodbridge (4-seater) 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 2026-10-01. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-30 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 21/07/2028. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0d9701d-1cf5-424d-b9a4-6e35c0d9a2bd | | 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 | 1 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £8,147 | | 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 | | 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 | Universal Cabs Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 1 Oct 2026 at 13:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0d9701d-1cf5-424d-b9a4-6e35c0d9a2bd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c0d9701d-1cf5-424d-b9a4-6e35c0d9a2bd 1st October 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-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0850d7cf-da5a-4514-b1e9-1bb02318eed5.json.