--- title: "QBH166 2026-08-26 (0900) Elmswell - Castle East School, Bungay (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-01" --- # QBH166 2026-08-26 (0900) Elmswell - Castle East School, Bungay (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey from Elmswell to Castle East School in Bungay, with capacity for four seats. The requirement falls within general transport services and is intended to provide the specified journey for school passengers. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. The service is associated with Suffolk and the route between Elmswell and Bungay. This is a small, specific school transport requirement rather than a broad transport operation, so it is most relevant to operators able to provide reliable passenger journeys on this route and accommodate four passengers. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was conducted as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 26 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 25 August 2026. The contract was awarded on 1 September 2026 to radu vasile sigheti t/a RAMCTAXI LTD for £42,560. The awarded contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The opportunity was evaluated through the mini-competition process, with the requirement focused on delivering the specified four-seat passenger transport service. The award is recorded as active, and the tender status is complete. This award demonstrates a defined and repeatable requirement for contracted school passenger transport from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be passenger transport operators able to provide a four-seat vehicle, dependable scheduled journeys, and practical coverage between Elmswell and Bungay. Local knowledge, reliable daily operating capacity and experience transporting school passengers would help a supplier demonstrate that it can deliver the route consistently. Businesses seeking similar work with this buyer would also need to be eligible to participate in the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services and capable of responding through its mini-competition route. The awarded supplier indicates that a small specialist operator can meet this requirement at the stated service 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. QBH166 2026-08-26 (0900) Elmswell - Castle East School, Bungay (4 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 on 26/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 25/08/2026 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/093bdead-7ba0-4e31-a4e7-02274760847e | | 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 | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £42,560 | | 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 | Radu Vasile Sigheti | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 1 Sep 2026 at 09:20 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/093bdead-7ba0-4e31-a4e7-02274760847e - 1 Sep 2026 at 09:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/093bdead-7ba0-4e31-a4e7-02274760847e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/093bdead-7ba0-4e31-a4e7-02274760847e 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-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-4d65a347-63ee-439f-93cd-7948e760cc11.json.