--- title: "QLT249 2026-09-28 (0900) Athelington - Sunrise Academy, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-29" --- # QLT249 2026-09-28 (0900) Athelington - Sunrise Academy, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a four-seat journey from Athelington to Sunrise Academy in Carlton Colville, Lowestoft. The requirement is a small-capacity passenger transport route, rather than a general transport service. The council is the buyer, and the route connects Athelington with the academy in Lowestoft. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The listed delivery address is in Ipswich, but the route described for the service is Athelington to Sunrise Academy, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft. The procurement is complete and awarded to Blue sky cabs ltd. The award was made on 29 September 2026, for £24,464.40. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 July 2027. The competition was conducted under the passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System; the available details identify no further procedure or evaluation criteria. The requirement is for one four-seat route and is not divided into lots. The stated submission deadline was 28 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 25 September 2026 at 09:00. The supplier selected was Blue sky cabs ltd, based in Ipswich. For firms providing small-capacity passenger transport, this award demonstrates Suffolk County Council’s demand for a four-seat service conveying passengers from Athelington to Sunrise Academy in Carlton Colville, Lowestoft. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need to provide an appropriately sized vehicle and reliably operate the journey to the academy. The buyer used its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System to run the competition, so familiarity with supplying passenger transport through that route is relevant. The selected supplier was an Ipswich-based cab company, showing that the service was awarded to a local passenger transport operator. The buyer marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so smaller firms should consider that stated suitability position when assessing similar work. ## 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. QLT249 2026-09-28 (0900) Athelington - Sunrise Academy, Carlton Colville, Lowestoft (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 on 28/09/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 25/09/2026 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/9f86b9bb-2474-4afe-877f-50e160bf9092 | | 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 | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £24,464 | | 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 | Blue sky cabs ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 08:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f86b9bb-2474-4afe-877f-50e160bf9092 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f86b9bb-2474-4afe-877f-50e160bf9092 29th 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-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3e2820a9-dd74-479f-a5a2-8ca8549db1b4.json.