--- title: "QIP489 0900 2026-09-24 Ipswich - Building SEND Castles, Ipswich (6-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-25" --- # QIP489 0900 2026-09-24 Ipswich - Building SEND Castles, Ipswich (6-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for travel to and from Building SEND Castles in Ipswich. The specified provision required a six-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA). The buyer was Suffolk County Council, with the procurement managed by its Passenger Transport service. The delivery location was Ipswich; the listed postcode was IP1 2BX. This is a local passenger transport requirement supporting access to a SEND setting, rather than a purchase of vehicles. The procurement formed a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Shahidul Islam trading as FINEST CARS OPERATOR LTD. The award date was 25 September 2026, at a value of £22,184.40. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The competition deadline was 24 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 23 September 2026 at 09:00. It was run as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System. The published information gives no evaluation criteria or scoring basis, so the award basis cannot be summarised further. The requirement was presented as a single transport service; no separate lots are identified. For operators of school and specialist passenger transport, this award demonstrates a focused local requirement: providing a six-seater vehicle and passenger assistant for journeys associated with a SEND setting in Ipswich. A credible competitor for similar work would need access to a suitable six-seat vehicle and the capacity to provide a PA as part of the transport service. The award shows that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport uses a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition to procure this type of provision. The supplier selected for this requirement was a transport operator, indicating that the council’s need was for the delivery of journeys and accompanying passenger support, rather than vehicle supply alone. The stated SME and VCSE suitability flags are both false, so smaller businesses and voluntary-sector providers should not assume the opportunity is intended for them. ## 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. QIP489 0900 2026-09-24 Ipswich - Building SEND Castles, Ipswich (6-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 2026-09-24. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-23 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/5b545c94-bfa3-4a33-8b33-f2f8a3c25657 | | 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 | 25 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £22,184 | | 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 | Shahidul Islam | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 10:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b545c94-bfa3-4a33-8b33-f2f8a3c25657 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5b545c94-bfa3-4a33-8b33-f2f8a3c25657 25th 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-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-44a40aa0-6a34-4be6-98e5-921b9c3527a0.json.