--- title: "SC698 2026-08-03 09.00 Hawkedon to Stour Valley Community School, Clare - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-12" --- # SC698 2026-08-03 09.00 Hawkedon to Stour Valley Community School, Clare - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the school journey between Hawkedon and Stour Valley Community School in Clare. This is a scheduled education transport requirement, covering the route identified as SC698. The buying organisation is based in Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, and the service relates to the school and communities along the Hawkedon–Clare route. The procurement is categorised as transport services, excluding waste transport, and falls within the wider supply of passenger transport services. The requirement is a service contract rather than goods or construction works, and is intended to support pupils travelling to and from Stour Valley Community School. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. First Stop Travel EA Limited was selected on 3 August 2026 for £170,240 including the stated GBP currency. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2033. The tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions closed on 28 July 2026 at 09:00. The published information identifies the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The award is active and the tender is complete. This award demonstrates an established requirement for contracted passenger transport serving a named school route in Suffolk, with a substantial multi-year operating commitment. A credible future competitor would need to deliver dependable scheduled school transport between rural communities and Stour Valley Community School in Clare, with the operational capacity to maintain service throughout the school year and manage the full route reliably. The selected supplier is a local travel operator, indicating the relevance of practical knowledge of Suffolk roads, communities and education transport operations. The requirement was run through a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition, so suppliers targeting similar work should be positioned to use that purchasing route and demonstrate the scale, reliability and service management expected of a larger commercial operator rather than an SME or VCSE. ## 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. SC698 2026-08-03 09.00 Hawkedon 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 MONDAY 3RD AUGUST 2026 09.00 Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is TUESDAY 28TH JULY 2026 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/a66ed3b4-d2f1-4d56-843b-f6c248cf2ef9 | | 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 | 12 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 3 Aug 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 | £170,240 | | 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 | First Stop Travel EA limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 12 Aug 2026 at 14:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a66ed3b4-d2f1-4d56-843b-f6c248cf2ef9 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a66ed3b4-d2f1-4d56-843b-f6c248cf2ef9 12th 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-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3beea2fe-a260-41db-99ea-b17b746a51d3.json.