--- title: "QBH002, 0900 2026-09-29, Lowestoft - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and passenger assistant) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-30" --- # QBH002, 0900 2026-09-29, Lowestoft - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and passenger assistant) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for the journey from Lowestoft to Kinda Forest School in Holton. The requirement is for a vehicle with four passenger seats and a passenger assistant, indicating a small, supported school-transport route. Delivery is associated with Lowestoft and Holton, in Suffolk. The work falls within transport services. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, part of Suffolk County Council. The procurement has been awarded. Suffolk County Council selected Dan’s Prebooked Cars. The award date was 30 September 2026, and the contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The published award value is £0, so it does not provide a usable indication of the contract’s financial scale. The competition was run through the buyer’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The procurement information identifies a mini-competition but does not state evaluation criteria or explain how bids were scored. The original submission deadline was 29 September 2026. The requirement was not divided into lots; it covered one four-seat route with a passenger assistant. This award is evidence that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport buys a dedicated, low-capacity school journey with an accompanying passenger assistant, rather than only large-scale bus provision. For comparable work, a credible supplier would need to provide a suitable vehicle with at least four passenger seats and the capacity to deliver the route between Lowestoft and Kinda Forest School in Holton, together with an assistant for passengers. The successful supplier was Dan’s Prebooked Cars, showing that the council has used a small local operator for this requirement. The buyer used its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and a mini-competition, so suppliers seeking similar council work would need to be positioned to participate through that route and fulfil the specific journey and passenger-assistance requirement. The award provides no meaningful financial benchmark., ## 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. QBH002, 0900 2026-09-29, Lowestoft - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and 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 0900 2026-09-29. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-28 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/5b47cdba-165f-471d-a1a9-2f2bc2be9175 | | 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 | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 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 | | 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 | Dan's Prebooked Cars | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 08:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b47cdba-165f-471d-a1a9-2f2bc2be9175 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b47cdba-165f-471d-a1a9-2f2bc2be9175 30th 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-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-25f27c12-7c86-42be-ae7c-c6631572ea81.json.