--- title: "QIP418 0900 2026-10-05 Ipswich - Include, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-05" --- # QIP418 0900 2026-10-05 Ipswich - Include, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for QIP418, a journey requirement in Ipswich. The specified provision is a four-seated vehicle with a passenger assistant (PA). The service is for Ipswich, with the procurement title identifying the journey as “Ipswich - Include”; the supplied details do not explain the journey’s purpose or passenger needs beyond that description. This is a transport service rather than a vehicle purchase. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The procurement is complete and was awarded to UNITY TRAVEL ltd. The award date was 5 October 2026, and the contract runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The awarded value is £18,314.10. The competition was conducted under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services; the stated submission deadline was 5 October 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 2 October 2026 at 09:00. The requirement is presented as a single journey service, not divided into lots. The council marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No award evaluation criteria are provided in the procurement details. For suppliers preparing to compete for this buyer’s comparable passenger transport requirement, the demonstrated capability is to provide a four-seated vehicle and a passenger assistant for a specific Ipswich journey. Credibility will depend on being able to supply both the vehicle and accompanying support together, and to organise delivery around the required journey. The award shows demand at a small, route-specific scale rather than for a broad transport network or fleet programme. The procurement was competed through the buyer’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, so familiarity with that route would be relevant to competing for similar work. The buyer marked the requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises; businesses should take that stated suitability assessment into account when considering comparable requirements. ## 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. QIP418 0900 2026-10-05 Ipswich - Include, Ipswich (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 2026-10-05. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-10-02 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/ecdd4b01-1501-4716-9988-437a7d73fa4d | | 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 | 5 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 6 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £18,314 | | 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 | UNITY TRAVEL ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 5 Oct 2026 at 14:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecdd4b01-1501-4716-9988-437a7d73fa4d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ecdd4b01-1501-4716-9988-437a7d73fa4d 5th October 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-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-42aa68e2-41b2-4984-bbaf-7cb23ff3c32a.json.