--- title: "QBE085 09:00 2026-08-21 Bardwell Bury St Edmunds to Abbey Gardens School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-24" --- # QBE085 09:00 2026-08-21 Bardwell Bury St Edmunds to Abbey Gardens School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled journey from Bardwell to Abbey Gardens School in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle, indicating a small-scale, dedicated transport service rather than general fleet provision. The work falls within transport services and is categorised as a service contract. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. Delivery is centred on the Bardwell–Bury St Edmunds route, with Abbey Gardens School as the destination. Businesses suited to this requirement would provide a suitable passenger vehicle and the drivers and operational arrangements needed to transport passengers reliably on this route. This procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 21 August 2026, and clarification questions by 09:00 on 18 August 2026. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport awarded the contract to All Day Cars on 24 August 2026 for £84,550. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2031. The award is active. The recorded suitability assessment does not identify the opportunity as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The requirement was evaluated through the DPS mini-competition process. For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to operate a four-seater vehicle suitable for passenger transport and provide dependable, properly managed journeys between rural and town locations. Local knowledge of Bardwell, Bury St Edmunds and school access arrangements would help with punctual routing and day-to-day service reliability. The awarded supplier’s profile shows that a small passenger transport operator can meet this buyer’s requirement, so businesses with comparable vehicle capacity, driver availability and operational control should monitor similar Suffolk County Council transport competitions. Experience of school-related passenger services, robust safeguarding and passenger care arrangements, and the ability to manage a recurring scheduled route would strengthen a supplier’s position when this type of requirement returns. ## 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. QBE085 09:00 2026-08-21 Bardwell Bury St Edmunds to Abbey Gardens School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle 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 2026-08-21. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-18 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/e076cf4d-5868-4e43-861e-4dda622b5196 | | 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 | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £84,550 | | 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 Passenger Transport | | 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 | All Day Cars | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 24 Aug 2026 at 07:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e076cf4d-5868-4e43-861e-4dda622b5196 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e076cf4d-5868-4e43-861e-4dda622b5196 24th August 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-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-58ea91d8-15aa-420a-9fbb-c35b8d36b9e9.json.