--- title: "QSB445 0900 2026-08-05 Barnham - Centre academy East Anglia, Brettenham (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-06" --- # QSB445 0900 2026-08-05 Barnham - Centre academy East Anglia, Brettenham (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the Barnham to Centre Academy East Anglia route in Brettenham. The requirement was for a four-seated vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA), supporting transport for academy users. This is a passenger transport service contract, within the broader category of transport services excluding waste transport. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The service is associated with Barnham, Brettenham and the Centre Academy East Anglia route. The requirement concerns the provision and operation of a small-capacity vehicle with an accompanying PA, rather than the supply of vehicles alone. It therefore suits operators able to deliver regular passenger journeys with both suitable transport and support staff. The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The submission deadline was 5 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 4 August 2026 at 09:00. A2B Needham Market was awarded the contract on 6 August 2026 for £172,900. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The award is active. The published information identifies the requirement as a services procurement and records the mini-competition route, but does not set out a separate award-scoring breakdown or lot structure. The award relates to one route requirement involving a four-seated vehicle and a PA. For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to operate passenger transport services using a four-seated vehicle and provide a passenger assistant alongside the driver or service. The awarded contract demonstrates demand for a small-capacity, route-specific education transport service from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. Relevant suppliers are likely to be established local or regional operators able to organise dependable journeys between Barnham and Brettenham, maintain an appropriate vehicle and provide suitable support staffing. Familiarity with public-sector passenger transport mini-competitions and the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System would be commercially relevant. The buyer’s selected supplier was A2B Needham Market, indicating that a focused operator serving Suffolk can meet this type of requirement. ## 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. QSB445 0900 2026-08-05 Barnham - Centre academy East Anglia, Brettenham (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 2026-08-05. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-04 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/af53dac4-323e-4d08-967c-69d7d559ed32 | | 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 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 5 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £172,900 | | 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 | A2B Needham Market | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 6 Aug 2026 at 07:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af53dac4-323e-4d08-967c-69d7d559ed32 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/af53dac4-323e-4d08-967c-69d7d559ed32 6th 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-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5b764059-96f5-4ad2-9eee-90931d2ca693.json.