--- title: "QWE164 0900 2026-09-16 Ipswich to Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley (4-seater) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-16" --- # QWE164 0900 2026-09-16 Ipswich to Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley (4-seater) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a four-seat vehicle journey from Ipswich to Poplar Care Farm in Hollesley. The requirement falls within transport services, covering the movement of passengers rather than goods or waste. Delivery is associated with Ipswich and Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley, with the procurement listing Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport as the buying organisation. The service is part of the council’s wider passenger transport requirements and concerns a specific route and vehicle capacity. It is therefore most relevant to operators providing small-vehicle passenger transport, community transport or similar scheduled or assisted journeys in Suffolk. The procurement has been completed through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made on 16 September 2026 to Royal Rides for £6,413.64. The contract runs from 17 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 16 September 2026, and clarification questions had to be submitted by 09:00 on 14 September 2026. The tender is marked complete and the award is active. The published information identifies transport service requirements and a four-seat vehicle, but does not set out separate lots or an award scoring breakdown. The opportunity was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. Although this contract has been awarded, it provides a useful indication of Suffolk County Council’s demand for small-scale passenger transport on a defined Suffolk route. A competitor seeking similar work would need to operate a four-seat vehicle and demonstrate that it can provide dependable passenger journeys between Ipswich and care or community destinations such as Poplar Care Farm in Hollesley. The procurement route is also significant: suppliers need to be able to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System and respond to individual mini-competitions for passenger transport services. Relevant operators are likely to include local private-hire, community transport and specialist passenger transport businesses with suitable vehicles, competent drivers, route-planning capability and the administrative capacity to meet timed tender requirements. ## 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. QWE164 0900 2026-09-16 Ipswich to Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley (4-seater) 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 2026-09-16. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-14 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/d2f10769-2512-412d-a407-750178411fd6 | | 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 | 16 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 17 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £6,413 | | 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 | Royal Rides | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 16 Sep 2026 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2f10769-2512-412d-a407-750178411fd6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2f10769-2512-412d-a407-750178411fd6 16th 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-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2703af53-3402-4da3-b2d7-5b4cac339555.json.