--- title: "QLT365 2026-10-20 (0900) Carlton Colville - Apex Education, Lowestoft and Deben Community Farm, Melton (4 seats with a female driver) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-21" --- # QLT365 2026-10-20 (0900) Carlton Colville - Apex Education, Lowestoft and Deben Community Farm, Melton (4 seats with a female driver) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for journeys between Carlton Colville, Apex Education in Lowestoft and Deben Community Farm in Melton. The requirement was for a vehicle with four passenger seats and a female driver. The service was arranged through the council’s passenger transport purchasing system. This is a local, route-specific transport contract rather than a general fleet or passenger transport requirement. The listed delivery address is in Ipswich, while the named journey locations are Carlton Colville, Lowestoft and Melton. The work falls within passenger transport services. The procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. Dan’s Prebooked Cars was selected, with an award value of £15,917.44. The award was made on 21 October 2026. The contract period runs from 22 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original submission deadline was 20 October 2026, and clarification questions were due by 19 October 2026. The requirement was for one four-seat service with a female driver; no separate lots are identified. The published information does not set out the scoring or evaluation criteria, so the basis on which competing offers were compared cannot be established from these details. This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for a small-scale, scheduled passenger transport service linking Carlton Colville, education provision in Lowestoft and Deben Community Farm in Melton. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to provide a vehicle with at least four passenger seats and a female driver, and reliably cover the specified route and service period. The award was made through a mini-competition within the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so experience of responding to this route is not enough by itself: suppliers would need to be positioned to compete through that purchasing route. The selected supplier’s award provides a benchmark for the scale of this particular transport requirement, rather than evidence of a broader fleet or multi-route contract. ## 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. QLT365 2026-10-20 (0900) Carlton Colville - Apex Education, Lowestoft and Deben Community Farm, Melton (4 seats with a female driver) 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 on 20/10/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 19/10/2026 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/b90739f3-c513-4796-a72b-480a10edd61d | | 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 | 21 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 22 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £15,917 | | 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 | Dan's Prebooked Cars | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Oct 2026 at 10:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b90739f3-c513-4796-a72b-480a10edd61d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b90739f3-c513-4796-a72b-480a10edd61d 21st 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-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4b968a06-ff57-4b51-8b8a-0ad9becfafad.json.