--- title: "QSC246 09:00 2026-10-05 Onehouse to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater vehicle with 3 row seat configuration and a Passenger Assistant - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-06" --- # QSC246 09:00 2026-10-05 Onehouse to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater vehicle with 3 row seat configuration and a Passenger Assistant - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a home-to-school passenger transport service for a journey from Onehouse to Hillside Special School in Sudbury. The requirement is for a six-seat vehicle with a three-row seat layout and a passenger assistant, supporting transport to the school. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle purchase. The council is the buyer, and the journey is associated with Suffolk; the supplied delivery address is in Ipswich. The service therefore combines suitable vehicle provision with an onboard assistant for the route. The award provides a clear example of the council’s requirement for dedicated school transport on this journey. The procurement is complete and was awarded to UNITY TRAVEL Ltd on 6 October 2026. The awarded value is £236,700.10. The contract period runs from 7 October 2026 to 31 July 2031. The competition was run as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The original submission deadline was 5 October 2026, with clarification questions due by 2 October 2026. The requirement was a single specified journey, with one six-seat, three-row vehicle and a passenger assistant. The council marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are stated in the available procurement details. For transport operators, this award demonstrates recurring demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for dedicated journeys serving a special school. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need to provide a six-seat vehicle with three rows of seats, together with a passenger assistant, and reliably operate the Onehouse–Hillside Special School route. The winning supplier was UNITY TRAVEL Ltd, showing that a transport business could meet the council’s stated vehicle and staffing requirement through a mini-competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. This is a defined, multi-year service rather than a vehicle supply contract, so relevant capability rests on operating passenger transport and supplying appropriate onboard support for school journeys. ## 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. QSC246 09:00 2026-10-05 Onehouse to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater vehicle with 3 row seat configuration and a Passenger Assistant 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 2026-10-05 Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-10-02 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/c1d4dc00-1cd9-4281-81c8-a6a2b00afde4 | | 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 | 6 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £236,700 | | 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 - 6 Oct 2026 at 09:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1d4dc00-1cd9-4281-81c8-a6a2b00afde4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c1d4dc00-1cd9-4281-81c8-a6a2b00afde4 6th 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-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-130c59bc-b969-456a-86f8-01d58c5e7e0a.json.