--- title: "EE309, 2026-08-26 0900, Needham Market - Gipping -Stoke Ash - Thornham - Hartismere School, Eye (16 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-08-27" --- # EE309, 2026-08-26 0900, Needham Market - Gipping -Stoke Ash - Thornham - Hartismere School, Eye (16 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey serving Hartismere School in Eye. The specified route runs between Needham Market, Gipping, Stoke Ash and Thornham, with Hartismere School as the destination. The requirement is for a 16-seat service, indicating scheduled transport for pupils rather than general haulage or freight. The buyer is based in Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, and the service relates to the listed Suffolk locations and the school in Eye. Businesses relevant to this requirement are operators providing passenger transport, particularly school or community transport services, with vehicles and operating arrangements suitable for a 16-seat route across Needham Market, Gipping, Stoke Ash, Thornham and Eye. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made on 27 August 2026 to Galloway European Coachlines Limited for £90,820 including the stated currency, GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 9:00am on 26 August 2026, and clarification questions closed at 9:00am on 25 August 2026. The tender was for services and used a 16-seat requirement for the named school route. The procurement record identifies the process as complete, with the selected supplier's award recorded as active. Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a clear indication of the buyer's demand for dedicated passenger transport on a defined school route. A credible future competitor would need to operate passenger transport services between Needham Market, Gipping, Stoke Ash, Thornham and Hartismere School in Eye, and have access to a vehicle or fleet capacity appropriate for 16 seats. Relevant experience in scheduled school transport, dependable daily operations and the ability to serve a route linking these Suffolk communities would strengthen a supplier's position. The route was procured through a mini-competition under the buyer's passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so businesses seeking similar work would need to understand and use that procurement route and meet its participation 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. EE309, 2026-08-26 0900, Needham Market - Gipping -Stoke Ash - Thornham - Hartismere School, Eye (16 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 2026-08-26. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-25 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/97fb5502-1705-4b17-b86e-cdb8077880ae | | 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 | 27 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £90,820 | | 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 | Galloway European Coachlines Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 27 Aug 2026 at 08:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97fb5502-1705-4b17-b86e-cdb8077880ae ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97fb5502-1705-4b17-b86e-cdb8077880ae 27th 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-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-47bb69c6-fb96-49a6-9bc4-3eb27ccc88ed.json.