--- title: "QLT367 2026-10-26 (0900) Lowestoft - Ness Point School, Lowestoft (8 seats with a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-26" --- # QLT367 2026-10-26 (0900) Lowestoft - Ness Point School, Lowestoft (8 seats with a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a journey from Lowestoft to Ness Point School in Lowestoft. The requirement is for a vehicle with eight seats and a passenger assistant (PA), indicating transport for passengers needing accompaniment. The work is a local passenger transport service rather than a general vehicle or fleet purchase. Delivery is associated with Lowestoft and the school; the procurement does not describe a wider route or additional service components. The council ran the requirement as a competition within its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to SPRY Management. The award was made on 26 October 2026, at a value of £208,737.80. The contract period runs from 2 November 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it up to 31 July 2033. This was a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender submission deadline was 26 October 2026, with clarification questions due by 23 October 2026. The requirement was presented as one service, for eight seats with a passenger assistant. The published procurement data does not set out the evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements. For a supplier considering similar Suffolk County Council work, this award demonstrates demand for a dedicated passenger transport service linking Lowestoft with Ness Point School, including an eight-seat vehicle and passenger assistant. A credible competitor would need to provide vehicles suited to the stated passenger capacity and reliable, accompanied transport for the route. The successful supplier competed through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers would need to be capable of participating in that route to market. The procurement is marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, suggesting the buyer did not identify it as appropriate for those supplier groups. Experience delivering comparable passenger transport and the operational capacity to provide a consistent service would be relevant strengths for suppliers targeting this requirement when it returns to market. ## 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. QLT367 2026-10-26 (0900) Lowestoft - Ness Point School, Lowestoft (8 seats with 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 26/10/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 23/10/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2033. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c662b42-a959-48fd-ba40-f40034351b75 | | 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 | 26 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 26 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £208,737 | | 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 | SPRY Management | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 26 Oct 2026 at 11:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c662b42-a959-48fd-ba40-f40034351b75 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2c662b42-a959-48fd-ba40-f40034351b75 26th 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-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5bbe4877-c1d8-4725-b1cd-dab41c78890b.json.