--- title: "QIP227 2026-08-11 (0900) Saxmundham - Lapwing Education @ Kesgrave Community Centre, Kesgrave (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-13" --- # QIP227 2026-08-11 (0900) Saxmundham - Lapwing Education @ Kesgrave Community Centre, Kesgrave (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for Lapwing Education. The requirement covers travel from Saxmundham to Kesgrave Community Centre in Kesgrave, with capacity for four seats. The service falls within the broad category of passenger transport rather than goods, construction or professional consultancy. The delivery information includes the Saxmundham and Kesgrave locations, with the council’s passenger transport function acting as the buying organisation. This is a small, specific transport requirement linked to education provision, so it is most relevant to operators able to provide reliable scheduled journeys for learners between these locations. The named requirement is QIP227, concerning the Saxmundham–Kesgrave Community Centre journey. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 13 August 2026 to HART MOTORING SERVICES T/A HART CARS. It was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award value is recorded as £0. The awarded contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, and the council reserved the right to extend the contract to 31 July 2028. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 11 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 10 August 2026. The procurement was evaluated through the DPS mini-competition route; the published data does not set out separate lots or detailed scoring criteria. This award demonstrates a recurring need for a compact education transport service on the Saxmundham to Kesgrave route. A credible future competitor would need an appropriately sized vehicle with at least four passenger seats, dependable availability across the contract period, and the operational ability to provide scheduled journeys to Kesgrave Community Centre. Local knowledge of Saxmundham, Kesgrave and the surrounding Suffolk road network would support reliable delivery. Experience transporting learners or other passengers safely would be commercially relevant, alongside suitable driver checks, safeguarding arrangements, insurance and vehicle compliance required for passenger transport work. Suppliers would also need to qualify for, and operate within, the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, since that was the route used for this requirement. ## 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. QIP227 2026-08-11 (0900) Saxmundham - Lapwing Education @ Kesgrave Community Centre, Kesgrave (4 seats) 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 on 11/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 10/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2028 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24e5cf62-fcac-426e-b8fe-dec4fb7a7ba7 | | 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 | 13 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 11 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | 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 Passenger Transport | | 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 | HART MOTORING SERVICES T/A HART CARS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 13 Aug 2026 at 09:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24e5cf62-fcac-426e-b8fe-dec4fb7a7ba7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/24e5cf62-fcac-426e-b8fe-dec4fb7a7ba7 13th August 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-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1da627a1-24e0-406a-8875-5d7eca49bf9d.json.