--- title: "QSC243 09:00 2026-09-10 Earl Soham to Chalk Hill, Gt Cornard, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # QSC243 09:00 2026-09-10 Earl Soham to Chalk Hill, Gt Cornard, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for the QSC243 journey from Earl Soham to Chalk Hill, Great Cornard, Sudbury. The requirement is for a four-seater vehicle to provide transport services for the specified route. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The service falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, under CPV 60000000. The delivery address recorded for the procurement is in Ipswich, Suffolk, with the wider service associated with the Earl Soham to Chalk Hill route in Great Cornard, Sudbury. This is a service requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Universal Cabs Ltd was awarded the contract on 11 September 2026 for £123,112.40 including the stated GBP currency. The awarded contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2030. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 10 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 9 September 2026. The recorded contract requirement was evaluated through the DPS mini-competition route. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This award demonstrates demand for a small-scale, route-specific passenger transport service using a four-seater vehicle for Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. A future competitor would need dependable access to an appropriate four-seat vehicle, the operational capacity to provide scheduled journeys between Earl Soham and Chalk Hill in Great Cornard, Sudbury, and experience delivering passenger transport reliably on a contracted route. Credibility would also depend on being able to respond through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and complete its mini-competition requirements accurately and on time. Operators with local coverage, robust day-to-day scheduling, contingency arrangements and a clear record of safe, dependable passenger journeys would be well placed to compete when this type of requirement returns. ## 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. QSC243 09:00 2026-09-10 Earl Soham to Chalk Hill, Gt Cornard, Sudbury - 4-seater 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 09:00 2026-09-10. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-09 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/0a99281d-3b64-499e-be54-64c0f8a80b7a | | 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 | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £123,112 | | 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 - 11 Sep 2026 at 07:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a99281d-3b64-499e-be54-64c0f8a80b7a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a99281d-3b64-499e-be54-64c0f8a80b7a 11th 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-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1462e2a6-e689-4e02-b7fc-54ca74543822.json.