--- title: "QIP478 0900 2026-09-07 Saxmundham/Leiston- Apex education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-21" --- # QIP478 0900 2026-09-07 Saxmundham/Leiston- Apex education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for the QIP478 route from Saxmundham and Leiston to Apex Education in Ipswich. The requirement called for a four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA). This is a small, defined education transport route rather than a general transport service, with travel to the education destination in Ipswich. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The service is intended to carry passengers on the specified route, with both a vehicle of the required capacity and an assistant forming part of the delivery. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Universal Cabs Ltd on 10 September 2026. The awarded value is £23,181.90. The contract period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The original submission deadline was 7 September 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 4 September 2026 at 09:00. The procurement sought one specified route and vehicle arrangement. The award is recorded as active; no evaluation criteria or weighting are provided in the available procurement details. This award shows demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for a tightly scoped education journey linking Saxmundham and Leiston with Apex Education in Ipswich. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to provide a four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant, and be able to operate the specified route reliably for the required service period. The route-specific nature and relatively contained scale may suit a local passenger transport operator with suitable vehicles, appropriately capable staff and experience delivering education transport. The buyer used a mini-competition under its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need to be positioned to compete through that route and meet the service specification. ## 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. QIP478 0900 2026-09-07 Saxmundham/Leiston- Apex education, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA 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 0900 2026-09-07. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-04 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/6db50782-759b-4b14-8794-5e7946749a88 | | 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 | 10 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 11 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £23,181 | | 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 - 21 Oct 2026 at 08:28 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6db50782-759b-4b14-8794-5e7946749a88 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6db50782-759b-4b14-8794-5e7946749a88 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-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5417fddc-638b-47e2-8109-cf34feaefca5.json.