--- title: "QLT362 2026-10-06 (0900) Beccles - Warren School, Lowestoft (4 seats and a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-06" --- # QLT362 2026-10-06 (0900) Beccles - Warren School, Lowestoft (4 seats and a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for the Beccles to Warren School route in Lowestoft. The requirement is for a vehicle with four passenger seats and a passenger assistant. It is a specific school transport journey rather than a general transport service, and delivery is associated with Beccles and Warren School in Lowestoft. The purchasing organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The service forms part of the council’s wider passenger transport activity, but this requirement concerns the named school journey and its passenger-assistant provision. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Dan’s Prebooked Cars. The award date was 6 October 2026, and the contract runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 August 2031. The award value is £175,240.80. The competition was run as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The original submission deadline was 6 October 2026. The council reserved the right to extend the contract up to 31 July 2032. The requirement is described as a single transport service; no separate lots are identified. The stated suitability settings indicate that the opportunity was not marked as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. For future requirements of this kind, a credible supplier would need to provide a suitable vehicle with at least four passenger seats and a passenger assistant, and reliably operate the Beccles to Warren School journey in Lowestoft. The award shows that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport buys defined school transport services through mini-competitions under its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, rather than treating this as a general transport contract. Suppliers should therefore be able to respond to route-specific requirements and deliver the transport and accompanying passenger support as one service. The buyer’s suitability settings did not identify this requirement as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, so competitors should assess whether they can meet the scale and operational demands implied by the awarded service. ## 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. QLT362 2026-10-06 (0900) Beccles - Warren School, Lowestoft (4 seats and a PA) 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 06/10/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 05/10/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2032. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a7c831-3117-4950-a5bb-be651e9281b5 | | 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 | 6 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £175,240 | | 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 | Dan's Prebooked Cars | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 6 Oct 2026 at 13:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a7c831-3117-4950-a5bb-be651e9281b5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3a7c831-3117-4950-a5bb-be651e9281b5 6th 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-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5a26a74f-ecad-4f6b-878d-7a619bd28a0b.json.