--- title: "QEE021, 0900 2026-09-17, Newmarket - S.P.A.C.E Education, Yaxley (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-18" --- # QEE021, 0900 2026-09-17, Newmarket - S.P.A.C.E Education, Yaxley (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a four-seat journey between Newmarket and S.P.A.C.E Education in Yaxley. The requirement sits within the council’s passenger transport service arrangements and was run as a mini competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The work is categorised as transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The named buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The service concerns transport provision for four passengers and links the Newmarket and Yaxley locations. This is a service contract for an operator able to provide suitable passenger transport on that route and within the council’s established purchasing arrangements. This procurement has been awarded and is complete. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport selected Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd. The award was made on 18 September 2026 for £9,017.72 including the stated currency of GBP. The awarded contract runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement was a mini competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender submission deadline was 17 September 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 16 September 2026 at 09:00. The award is recorded as active. The requirement was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. It was evaluated through the mini-competition process, with the award going to Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd. For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award shows recurring demand from Suffolk County Council for small-scale, route-specific passenger transport. A credible competitor would need to provide passenger transport for a four-seat requirement, operate reliably between Newmarket and Yaxley, and serve an education-related destination such as S.P.A.C.E Education. Experience of working through a Dynamic Purchasing System and responding to mini competitions would be important, as this was the route used to select the supplier. The buyer’s assessment marked this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that future competitors should be prepared to demonstrate the organisational capacity and established transport-service capability expected by the council. ## 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. QEE021, 0900 2026-09-17, Newmarket - S.P.A.C.E Education, Yaxley (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 2026-09-17. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-16 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/6c3e2bbb-f318-4903-8ea1-a91e58b2cfa4 | | 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 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £9,017 | | 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 | Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 10:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c3e2bbb-f318-4903-8ea1-a91e58b2cfa4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6c3e2bbb-f318-4903-8ea1-a91e58b2cfa4 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-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-332fd7c2-c6b4-4fcb-9448-e04ac2b2cb03.json.