--- title: "QSC197 2026-10-14 0900 Hadleigh to Hillside Special School, Sudbury (4 seats with Passenger Assistant) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # QSC197 2026-10-14 0900 Hadleigh to Hillside Special School, Sudbury (4 seats with Passenger Assistant) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a four-seat journey, with a passenger assistant, from Hadleigh to Hillside Special School in Sudbury. The route description also identifies Ipswich as the starting area. The service is for school transport and is managed by the council’s passenger transport team. This is a small, defined transport requirement involving the provision of a vehicle and passenger assistance for the specified journey, rather than a general transport service. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Universal Cabs Ltd. The award was made on 16 October 2026, for £102,470.80. The contract runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. The route was competed through a mini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The original submission deadline was 14 October 2026, and clarification questions were due by 13 October 2026. The requirement was a single route rather than a set of separately described lots. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the available procurement details. For suppliers considering similar school transport requirements from Suffolk County Council, this award demonstrates demand for a dedicated route serving a special school, with passenger assistance included and a four-seat capacity. A credible competitor would need to provide dependable local transport between Hadleigh and Hillside Special School in Sudbury, together with a passenger assistant and the operational capacity to deliver the service throughout the school contract term. The work was awarded through a mini-competition under the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers would need to be able to participate through that route. Universal Cabs Ltd, based in Ipswich, was selected for this requirement. The award gives a clear example of the council buying a defined assisted school journey rather than broad, unallocated transport provision. ## 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. QSC197 2026-10-14 0900 Ipswich -Hadleigh to Hillside Special School, Sudbury (4 seats with Passenger Assistant) 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 2026-10-14 0900. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 2026-10-13 0900 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/087c52cc-b33c-4abb-90f4-3b70860b8877 | | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £102,470 | | 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 | Universal Cabs Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 06:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/087c52cc-b33c-4abb-90f4-3b70860b8877 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/087c52cc-b33c-4abb-90f4-3b70860b8877 16th 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-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-52b23130-c89e-4037-bbb6-aaa4946bc909.json.