--- title: "QOC923 09:00 2026-09-10 Combs to Gretton School, Girton, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle & a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # QOC923 09:00 2026-09-10 Combs to Gretton School, Girton, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle & a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey from Combs to Gretton School in Girton, Cambridgeshire. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant, supporting transport of a pupil or pupils to the school. The work falls within the broad category of non-waste transport services. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, and the journey involves travel between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. This was a specific route requirement rather than a general fleet or transport-management service. Suppliers would therefore need to provide an appropriately sized vehicle and a passenger assistant for the contracted school transport service. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 11 September 2026 following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award went to Cambridge and Huntingdon Airport Travel Service for £250,297.64. The awarded contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The original tender required submissions by 10 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 9 September 2026. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2031. The underlying tender was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The procurement used a services category and the tender is recorded as complete. This award indicates established demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated school transport combining a small passenger vehicle with an accompanying passenger assistant on a cross-county route. Suppliers considering comparable future requirements would need reliable access to suitable four-seater vehicles, trained passenger assistants and robust arrangements for scheduled school journeys between Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Credibility would come from demonstrating dependable day-to-day service, safe passenger handling, punctuality, contingency arrangements for vehicle or staff disruption and the operational capacity to sustain a substantial single-route commitment. The buyer’s use of a Dynamic Purchasing System and a mini-competition also shows that suppliers need to understand that route and passenger transport requirements are allocated through that purchasing arrangement, rather than through an unrestricted standalone tender. ## 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. QOC923 09:00 2026-09-10 Combs to Gretton School, Girton, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle & 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 2026-09-10. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-09 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/7db52afc-8b2f-4b56-9c21-5fa65dd80657 | | 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 | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £250,297 | | 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 | Cambridge and Huntingdon Airport Travel Service | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 11:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7db52afc-8b2f-4b56-9c21-5fa65dd80657 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7db52afc-8b2f-4b56-9c21-5fa65dd80657 11th 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-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5cd9d154-af0d-4ea2-8bb8-1a80c400f255.json.