--- title: "QSC233 09:00 2026-08-19 Stowmarket to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater & PA required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-20" --- # QSC233 09:00 2026-08-19 Stowmarket to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater & PA required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled route from Stowmarket to Hillside Special School in Sudbury. The requirement was for a six-seater vehicle with a passenger assistant (PA), supporting transport to a special school. The work is a service contract managed by the council’s passenger transport function, with the delivery address recorded in Ipswich and the route covering Stowmarket and Sudbury in Suffolk. The relevant service category is transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The requirement sits within the council’s wider Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and is intended for the safe, regular movement of pupils between the specified origin and school destination. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 20 August 2026 to GROUND TRAVEL -IPSWICH LTD. The award value is £211,755 including the stated currency of GBP. It was run as a mini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. Returned submissions were due by 09:00 on 19 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 12 August 2026. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2031. The tender is marked complete, and the award is active. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. For a supplier that did not win, this award provides a clear example of Suffolk County Council’s demand for dedicated school passenger transport using a small vehicle and a passenger assistant. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need reliable access to an appropriate six-seat vehicle, drivers able to deliver scheduled education transport, and passenger-assistant provision suited to pupils attending a special school. Operational capability should cover the Stowmarket–Sudbury route and dependable daily service delivery, with sufficient resilience to manage vehicle or staffing issues. The council uses a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions for this type of requirement, so suppliers seeking similar work should be able to monitor and respond through that purchasing route, while demonstrating capacity for a sustained, pupil-focused transport service. ## 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. QSC233 09:00 2026-08-19 Stowmarket to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater & PA required 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 2026-08-19. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-12 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2031-07-31. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e41dc8-2f12-4cfd-ade3-66186dc62d01 | | 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 | 20 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £211,755 | | 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 Passenger Transport | | 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 | GROUND TRAVEL -IPSWICH LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 20 Aug 2026 at 09:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e41dc8-2f12-4cfd-ade3-66186dc62d01 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5e41dc8-2f12-4cfd-ade3-66186dc62d01 20th 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-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-33df475d-41af-43a1-bbc6-908ccdab264a.json.