--- title: "AIP001 0900 2026-10-05 New South West Community Hub, 12 Great Whip Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8EZ to Purdis Farm IP3 8RB (6-seater wheelchair accessibility vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-05" --- # AIP001 0900 2026-10-05 New South West Community Hub, 12 Great Whip Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8EZ to Purdis Farm IP3 8RB (6-seater wheelchair accessibility vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport has procured passenger transport for a route from New South West Community Hub, 12 Great Whip Street, Ipswich, to Purdis Farm, Ipswich. The service requires a six-seater vehicle with wheelchair accessibility. This is a specific passenger transport service rather than a general vehicle purchase, with delivery focused on carrying passengers between the named Ipswich locations. The procurement is complete and has been awarded to UNITY TRAVEL Ltd. The award date was 5 October 2026, with a contract period from 7 October 2026 to 30 September 2032. The awarded value is £187,287.36. The competition was run under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The council reserved the right to extend the contract up to 30 September 2033. The service was evaluated through a mini-competition; the published process information does not set out the evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements. For suppliers aiming to compete for this council’s passenger transport work in future, this award shows demand for a dedicated route serving community-hub users, with a six-seater vehicle capable of accommodating wheelchair users. A credible competitor would need to provide an appropriately accessible vehicle and reliably operate journeys between the specified Ipswich locations. The council procured this requirement through a mini-competition within its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, so suppliers would need to be capable of participating through that route. This is a focused transport service rather than a broad fleet requirement; relevant experience delivering passenger journeys and the operational ability to meet accessibility needs would be central to competing when a comparable requirement 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. AIP001 0900 2026-10-05 New South West Community Hub, 12 Great Whip Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8EZ to Purdis Farm IP3 8RB (6-seater wheelchair accessibility vehicle 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 2026-10-05 0900. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 2026-09-18 0900 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2033-09-30. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ab2eaad-0885-469a-a749-36eaff6f01bd | | 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 | 5 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £187,287 | | 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 | UNITY TRAVEL ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 5 Oct 2026 at 15:12 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ab2eaad-0885-469a-a749-36eaff6f01bd - 5 Oct 2026 at 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ab2eaad-0885-469a-a749-36eaff6f01bd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2ab2eaad-0885-469a-a749-36eaff6f01bd 5th 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-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-602835bc-eca1-43e7-ba67-c01e1f7183e0.json.