--- title: "QIP077 0900 2026-09-03 Assington, Sudbury to One Sixth Form College, Ipswich (4-seater, PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-07" --- # QIP077 0900 2026-09-03 Assington, Sudbury to One Sixth Form College, Ipswich (4-seater, PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a dedicated route from Assington, near Sudbury, to One Sixth Form College in Ipswich. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle with a passenger assistant, supporting transport to the college. The procurement falls within transport services, covering the movement of passengers rather than vehicle supply, infrastructure or freight. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The service is associated with the United Kingdom and the stated route between Assington, Sudbury and Ipswich. This opportunity is relevant to operators able to provide small-capacity educational or community passenger transport with an accompanying passenger assistant. The procurement has been completed and awarded through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 3 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 1 September 2026. The award was made on 7 September 2026 to UNITY TRAVEL ltd, and is active. Its value is £90,744. The awarded contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2030. The tender was for services and the published process used the council’s dynamic purchasing system mini-competition route. For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates established demand from Suffolk County Council for small-capacity passenger transport linking local communities with an educational destination. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to operate a suitable four-seater vehicle, provide reliable scheduled transport on the Assington–Sudbury to Ipswich route, and supply a passenger assistant as part of the service. The buyer’s use of a Dynamic Purchasing System indicates that suppliers must be able to participate through that purchasing route and respond to mini-competitions. Relevant operators should be able to demonstrate dependable passenger safety, punctuality, route coverage and the practical capacity to support college transport. ## 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. QIP077 0900 2026-09-03 Assington, Sudbury to One Sixth Form College, Ipswich (4-seater, 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 2026-09-03. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-01 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2030-07-31 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acb41ae7-d316-4939-a731-58ec3cf00b76 | | 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 | 7 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £90,744 | | 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 | UNITY TRAVEL ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Sep 2026 at 15:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acb41ae7-d316-4939-a731-58ec3cf00b76 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/acb41ae7-d316-4939-a731-58ec3cf00b76 7th September 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-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-11a1b28d-1989-4284-a98a-1847ec83402d.json.