--- title: "QLT911 2026-09-25 (0900) Leiston - Warren School, Lowestoft (8 seats and a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-25" --- # QLT911 2026-09-25 (0900) Leiston - Warren School, Lowestoft (8 seats and a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey from Leiston to Warren School in Lowestoft. The requirement is for an eight-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA), indicating a small, supported school transport service rather than general public transport. The delivery locations are Leiston and Warren School, Lowestoft, in Suffolk. The council ran this as a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The work is intended to transport passengers to and from the school; the published description identifies the route and vehicle capacity but does not set out further operational detail. The procurement is complete and has been awarded to City To Coast Day Tours Ltd, trading as City To Coast Minibus Hire. The award date was 25 September 2026 and the awarded value is £239,343. The contract period runs from 29 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend the contract up to 31 July 2033. This was a mini-competition under the passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The original submission deadline was 25 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 24 September 2026. The procurement was treated as a single requirement; no lot split is set out. The stated evaluation criteria and eligibility requirements are not included in the available process details. This award shows Suffolk County Council’s demand for dedicated school transport on the Leiston–Warren School route, using an eight-seat vehicle with a passenger assistant. Suppliers best placed to compete when this specific requirement returns will be able to provide appropriately sized vehicles and reliable, supported journeys for school passengers, with the operational capacity to cover the route and contract service consistently. Experience delivering passenger transport and arranging passenger-assistant support would be directly relevant. The council used a mini-competition through its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers seeking similar work would need to be able to participate through that route. The stated suitability assessment excluded SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises; the award therefore indicates a requirement directed towards suppliers with the capacity to meet the buyer’s transport needs at this scale. ## 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. QLT911 2026-09-25 (0900) Leiston - Warren School, Lowestoft (8 seats and a PA) 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 25/09/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 24/09/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2033. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74990afd-7d89-407a-a8a7-dd82ff676728 | | 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 | 29 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £239,343 | | 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 | City To Coast Day Tours Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 16:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74990afd-7d89-407a-a8a7-dd82ff676728 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/74990afd-7d89-407a-a8a7-dd82ff676728 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-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4c6a26d1-b341-460e-998b-7826b134bd93.json.