--- title: "QBE098 09:00 2026-09-01 Thorpe Morieux, Bury St Edmunds to Abbey gardens School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-01" --- # QBE098 09:00 2026-09-01 Thorpe Morieux, Bury St Edmunds to Abbey gardens School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport commissioned a passenger transport service for a school journey from Thorpe Morieux, near Bury St Edmunds, to Abbey Gardens School in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement is for a four-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant, supporting the transport of a pupil or pupils between the specified residential and school locations. This is a local, school-focused transport service rather than general fleet supply or infrastructure work. The procurement falls within transport services and is intended to be delivered around Thorpe Morieux and Bury St Edmunds, with the council as the buying organisation. Businesses operating small passenger vehicles and able to provide an accompanying passenger assistant are the relevant supplier market for this requirement. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 1 September 2026 to BSE Travel Ltd. The award value is £156,750 including the published currency of GBP. The contract runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2029, and the council reserved the right to extend it until 31 July 2031. The opportunity was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 1 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 27 August 2026. The award is active, and the award notice identifies BSE Travel Ltd as the selected supplier. For suppliers that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a defined local requirement for dedicated school transport using a small four-seat vehicle together with a passenger assistant. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate suitable passenger vehicles, provide reliable scheduled journeys between residential and school locations, and supply staff able to accompany and support passengers during transport. Familiarity with school-run services, safeguarding expectations, punctuality, route planning and communication with the council would strengthen a bid. The requirement was competed through a passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so businesses seeking similar work should be able to meet that route's qualification and operational requirements. The buyer's decision also indicates demand for focused, local passenger transport rather than a large general fleet operation. ## 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. QBE098 09:00 2026-09-01 Thorpe Morieux, Bury St Edmunds to Abbey gardens School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle and a Passenger Assistant 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 2026-09-01. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-27 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2031-07-31. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97d07a7f-efa0-4d7c-b3b1-2d28e8bcfa0c | | 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 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £156,750 | | 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 | BSE TRAVEL LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 1 Sep 2026 at 17:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97d07a7f-efa0-4d7c-b3b1-2d28e8bcfa0c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97d07a7f-efa0-4d7c-b3b1-2d28e8bcfa0c 1st 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-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1d4e6094-ea12-4ad3-9f2b-ba2de2032c89.json.