--- title: "QSC188 09:00 2026-08-27 Battisford & Gt Waldingfield to Woodhall Primary School, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle & a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-01" --- # QSC188 09:00 2026-08-27 Battisford & Gt Waldingfield to Woodhall Primary School, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle & a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled journey from Battisford and Great Waldingfield to Woodhall Primary School in Sudbury. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant, indicating dedicated school transport for the pupils or passengers using this route. Delivery is associated with the Sudbury area and the wider Suffolk network, with the buyer based in Ipswich. The procurement falls within the broad transport services category. The selected provider is Easy Cabs East Anglia Limited, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. This is a focused vehicle-and-assistance requirement rather than a general fleet, infrastructure or logistics contract, so it is most relevant to operators able to provide small-capacity passenger transport together with an accompanying passenger assistant. The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The submission deadline was 27 August 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions closed on 25 August 2026 at 09:00. Easy Cabs East Anglia Limited received the award on 1 September 2026 for £187,055. The awarded contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. Suffolk County Council reserves the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2031. The award is active and the tender is complete. The procurement was classified as a services contract for transport, with suitability recorded as not intended for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates a defined requirement from Suffolk County Council for small-capacity, school-focused passenger transport with a passenger assistant. A credible future competitor would need access to a suitable four-seater vehicle, reliable staffing for the passenger-assistance role, and the operational capacity to provide regular journeys between the named Suffolk communities and Woodhall Primary School in Sudbury. Local knowledge of the route and dependable school-run scheduling would be commercially relevant. The opportunity also shows that the council uses a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions for this type of transport, so operators seeking comparable work would need to understand that purchasing route and be able to respond to its specific service requirements. The buyer’s recorded suitability assessment indicates that smaller organisations should consider the scale and participation requirements carefully. ## 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. QSC188 09:00 2026-08-27 Battisford & Gt Waldingfield to Woodhall Primary School, Sudbury - 4-seater vehicle & a Passenger Assistant 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 09:00 2026-08-27. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-25 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2031-07-31. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09543f2f-2f77-4903-b8d2-8955e631ae1b | | 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 | 1 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £187,055 | | 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 | Easy Cabs East Anglia Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 1 Sep 2026 at 08:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09543f2f-2f77-4903-b8d2-8955e631ae1b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/09543f2f-2f77-4903-b8d2-8955e631ae1b 1st 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-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d643429-6f24-49ed-b169-90158fd4d61d.json.