--- title: "QIP117 0900 2026-08-21 Kesgrave - Bucklesham primary school, Bucklesham (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-24" --- # QIP117 0900 2026-08-21 Kesgrave - Bucklesham primary school, Bucklesham (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the Kesgrave to Bucklesham primary school journey, with the destination in Bucklesham, Suffolk. The requirement was for a vehicle seating four passengers and a passenger assistant (PA). It falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, under CPV 60000000. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The service is intended to support travel to and from the primary school rather than a general transport network or a one-off vehicle supply. Businesses relevant to this requirement are passenger transport operators able to provide a small vehicle and an accompanying PA for the specified school route. This procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Ground Travel - Ipswich Ltd was awarded the contract on 24 August 2026 for £111,910. The awarded contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The original submission deadline was 21 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 20 August 2026 at 09:00. The tender was for services and covered a single school transport requirement. The award was made through the DPS mini-competition route; the available procurement information does not set out a separate price or quality weighting. For suppliers studying Suffolk County Council’s school transport demand, this award indicates a requirement for reliable, tightly specified home-to-school or school-route operations using a four-seat vehicle and a dedicated passenger assistant. A credible competitor for a future equivalent requirement would need the operational capacity to provide both the vehicle and PA, maintain dependable daily service for a named school journey, and manage safeguarding, passenger care and punctuality in a school setting. The successful supplier was a local Ipswich transport business, showing the relevance of local coverage and practical knowledge of Suffolk routes. Experience in passenger transport, driver and vehicle compliance, contingency planning and working with education-related services would strengthen a competing offer when this requirement returns to market. ## 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. QIP117 0900 2026-08-21 Kesgrave - Bucklesham primary school, Bucklesham (4-seated vehicle and a 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 0900 2026-08-21. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-20 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/935e0610-5089-4ef5-8075-59739a0c081d | | 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 | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £111,910 | | 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 - 24 Aug 2026 at 11:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/935e0610-5089-4ef5-8075-59739a0c081d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/935e0610-5089-4ef5-8075-59739a0c081d 24th 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-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4232a044-35e6-4b3b-9a94-fd4f0d8ac628.json.