--- title: "QHL121 09:00 2026-09-08 Barnham to Sunflower SEND Hub, Haverhill - 4-seated vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-10" --- # QHL121 09:00 2026-09-08 Barnham to Sunflower SEND Hub, Haverhill - 4-seated vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a supported route from Barnham to Sunflower SEND Hub in Haverhill. The requirement is for a four-seated vehicle and a Passenger Assistant to transport passengers to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) hub. The work is classified as transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000), and is delivered in the Suffolk area, with Haverhill identified as the destination. This is a local authority passenger transport requirement, relevant to operators able to provide a small accessible or otherwise suitable vehicle and passenger support for an education-related route. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Nice Travel Solutions Limited was awarded the contract on 10 September 2026 for £25,568.98 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 09:00 on 8 September 2026, and clarification questions were due by 7 September 2026. The selected supplier is Suffolk-based. The underlying requirement was treated as a services procurement, and the award is recorded as active. The published process information does not set out an award scoring breakdown. For a supplier assessing future work from this buyer, the award demonstrates recurring demand for tightly specified school and SEND passenger transport on a local route. A credible competitor would need access to a four-seated vehicle, dependable availability across the service period, and a Passenger Assistant able to support passengers throughout the journey. Experience delivering safe, reliable transport for children or passengers with additional needs would strengthen a future response, alongside robust safeguarding, driver and passenger-assistance arrangements and the capacity to meet fixed daily route commitments. The procurement was run through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers targeting similar requirements would need to understand and qualify for that route. The council recorded this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and VCSEs. ## 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. QHL121 09:00 2026-09-08 Barnham to Sunflower SEND Hub, Haverhill - 4-seated vehicle and a Passenger Assistant 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 2026-09-08. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 2026-09-07 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/11474c2c-7c2f-449b-8acb-0b18992f3091 | | 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 | 10 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £25,568 | | 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 | Nice Travel Solutions Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 10 Sep 2026 at 11:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11474c2c-7c2f-449b-8acb-0b18992f3091 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11474c2c-7c2f-449b-8acb-0b18992f3091 10th 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-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b16eec7-49d8-48e8-a28e-abae9a7b8110.json.