--- title: "SC703 2026-07-28 09.00 Glemsford to Stour Valley Community School, Clare - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-19" --- # SC703 2026-07-28 09.00 Glemsford to Stour Valley Community School, Clare - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school route from Glemsford to Stour Valley Community School in Clare. The requirement is to provide transport for this journey, serving the school and its passengers. The named buyer is the council’s passenger transport service, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. This is a local, route-specific transport service rather than a general transport contract, so the relevant market is operators able to run the Glemsford–Clare school journey. The procurement was conducted as a competition under the council’s passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Central Connect Transport Limited on 28 July 2026. The awarded value is £494,760. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2033. This was a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system. The submission deadline was 28 July 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 22 July 2026 at 09:00. The council’s stated competition description identifies the route and refers suppliers to the project details for further information; no lot breakdown or evaluation criteria are recorded in the supplied procurement data. The award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for a dedicated school journey between Glemsford and Stour Valley Community School in Clare, delivered through its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to operate passenger transport services and have the capacity to serve this particular route reliably over a multi-year contract. The work is route-specific, so practical capability to cover the Glemsford-to-Clare journey is central to competing. The selected supplier was Central Connect Transport Limited. The procurement data does not describe required vehicle types, passenger assistance, safeguarding, accessibility, operator licences or other technical standards, so those should not be assumed from this award alone. ## 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. SC703 2026-07-28 09.00 Glemsford to Stour Valley Community School, Clare 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 TUESDAY 28TH JULY 2026 AT 09.00 Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY 2026 AT 09.00 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31ST JULY 2033 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7c73745-ce2d-4246-8429-26ce28a37231 | | 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 | 19 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Jul 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £494,760 | | 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 | CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 19 Oct 2026 at 11:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7c73745-ce2d-4246-8429-26ce28a37231 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7c73745-ce2d-4246-8429-26ce28a37231 19th October 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-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301.json.