--- title: "QBR090 2026-09-18 (0900) Halesworth - The Old School, Henstead (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-18" --- # QBR090 2026-09-18 (0900) Halesworth - The Old School, Henstead (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport bought passenger transport services for a four-seat journey between Halesworth and The Old School in Henstead. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport services purchasing arrangement and is categorised as transport services (CPV 60000000). The service is for a specific local route or journey rather than a general vehicle supply requirement, with delivery centred on Halesworth and Henstead in Suffolk. The contracting authority is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. Businesses relevant to this requirement are passenger transport operators able to provide a four-seat vehicle and carry out scheduled transport services for the council’s specified journey requirements. This procurement is complete and was awarded through a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award was made on 18 September 2026 to 24x7 Ltd. The awarded value is £25,568.38 including the published currency of GBP. The contract runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, and the council reserved the right to extend it up to 31 July 2028. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 18 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 17 September 2026. The tender record identifies a four-seat requirement and marks the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a defined council demand for local passenger transport using a small-capacity vehicle. A credible future competitor would need to operate passenger transport services reliably for a named route or journey, provide a four-seat vehicle, and meet the council’s requirements for scheduled delivery between locations in Suffolk. Experience of responding to mini-competitions under a Dynamic Purchasing System would be commercially relevant, as would the administrative capacity to submit compliant responses and manage clarification processes through the council’s procurement route. The buyer’s assessment indicates that this particular requirement was not intended for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, so larger or established passenger transport operators are better placed to compete when comparable requirements return. ## 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. QBR090 2026-09-18 (0900) Halesworth - The Old School, Henstead (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 18/09/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 17/09/2026 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/cc81e0c3-341c-406c-bfa3-42b8700858a8 | | 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 | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £25,568 | | 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 | 24x7 Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc81e0c3-341c-406c-bfa3-42b8700858a8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc81e0c3-341c-406c-bfa3-42b8700858a8 18th 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-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-20f132b2-f9e7-43d3-8a24-65a9905b445f.json.