--- title: "SC693 2026-08-13 09.00 Bures St.Mary to Stour Valley Community School Clare 4 Seats - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-14" --- # SC693 2026-08-13 09.00 Bures St.Mary to Stour Valley Community School Clare 4 Seats - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for the school journey from Bures St Mary to Stour Valley Community School in Clare. The requirement is described as a four-seat service, intended to provide transport for pupils travelling between the Bures St Mary area and the school. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The main work category is transport services (CPV 60000000). Delivery is associated with the Bures St Mary and Clare route in Suffolk, with the buyer’s address in Ipswich. This is a specific education transport route rather than a general transport framework or a wider fleet supply requirement. The procurement has been completed and awarded. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 13 August 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 10 August 2026 at 09:00. The contract was awarded to Dash Travel UK Ltd on 13 August 2026 for £57,000. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The tender is recorded as complete and the award is active. The buyer identified the requirement as a service for one four-seat route. The published outcome names one supplier and one awarded value; there is no separate lot allocation. This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated, small-capacity school passenger transport on a defined local route. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be passenger transport operators able to provide a reliable four-seat vehicle and organise regular journeys between rural communities and schools. Credibility would depend on dependable daily operations, suitable drivers, safe passenger handling, route planning and the capacity to maintain service continuity throughout a multi-year school transport arrangement. Operators familiar with council procurement and dynamic purchasing systems would also understand the need to respond to mini-competitions and meet formal clarification and submission requirements. The scale suits a focused route operator rather than a large general 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. SC693 2026-08-13 09.00 Bures St.Mary to Stour Valley Community School Clare 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 THURSDAY 13TH AUGUST 2026 09.00 Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is MONDAY 10TH AUGUST 2026 09.00 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/2a94d4f2-6b1b-4352-a938-12d44aafe2db | | 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 | 14 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 13 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 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 | £57,000 | | 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 | Dash Travel UK Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 14 Aug 2026 at 13:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a94d4f2-6b1b-4352-a938-12d44aafe2db ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2a94d4f2-6b1b-4352-a938-12d44aafe2db 14th 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-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41598dbf-cb58-42b4-b0ce-616c0d850739.json.