--- title: "2026-08-05 09:00 - QOC911 Haverhill to Compass Community School - Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-08-28" --- # 2026-08-05 09:00 - QOC911 Haverhill to Compass Community School - Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the route from Haverhill to Compass Community School at Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex. The requirement is a scheduled transport service connecting Haverhill with the school location in Colchester. It is classified as transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The service is intended to support travel to and from the named school rather than general freight, waste or unrelated transport activity. Businesses should therefore assess their ability to provide reliable passenger transport between Haverhill and Colchester, with the operational capability needed for a school-focused route and sustained service delivery over several years. The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 5 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 15:00 on 31 July 2026. The contract was awarded on 28 August 2026 to Kemal Ipek trading as Smart Travel for GBP 203,300. The awarded contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The procurement used the services category and was evaluated through the mini-competition process. The published data records the award as active and identifies one awarded supplier. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This award shows an established requirement for dedicated passenger transport serving an education destination in Suffolk and Essex. Competitors would need to operate passenger transport services capable of covering the Haverhill to Colchester route consistently throughout a multi-year contract. Credibility for a future requirement would depend on practical route-planning ability, dependable day-to-day operations and sufficient capacity to maintain a school transport service over the full delivery period. Suppliers should also understand how to participate in mini-competitions under a passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, including responding to route-specific requirements and clarification processes. The buyer’s recorded assessment indicates that the requirement is aimed beyond SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so larger or suitably resourced transport operators are the closest comparator. ## 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. Haverhill to Compass Community School - Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex. 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 09:00 Wednesday 5th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Friday 31st July 2026 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/4adde6e6-5b42-451c-9c52-ee8e357a992b | | 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 | 28 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £203,300 | | 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 | Kemal Ipek | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 28 Aug 2026 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4adde6e6-5b42-451c-9c52-ee8e357a992b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4adde6e6-5b42-451c-9c52-ee8e357a992b 28th 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-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-2d6ed686-c222-40a7-8c05-fc50e120f283.json.