--- title: "QOC963 09:00 2026-10-15 Beck row to Witchfield Village College, Witchfield, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # QOC963 09:00 2026-10-15 Beck row to Witchfield Village College, Witchfield, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport for a journey from Beck Row to Witchford Village College in Cambridgeshire, requiring a four-seat vehicle. The service is intended to carry passengers on this specific route; the published information does not describe additional routes or vehicle requirements. The council is the buyer, and the delivery locations are Beck Row and Witchford Village College. This is a passenger transport service rather than a vehicle purchase. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The procurement is complete and has been awarded. As a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System, it used a competitive process; the published data does not give further evaluation criteria. Asad Ali trading as Express Services Newmarket Ltd was selected, with an award value of £17,532.84. The award date was 16 October 2026, and the contract runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The submission deadline was 15 October 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 13 October 2026 at 09:00. The requirement was for one four-seat vehicle on the stated journey; no separate lots are recorded. For suppliers of passenger transport, this award demonstrates a specific council requirement for a small-capacity vehicle service linking Beck Row with Witchford Village College. A credible competitor when this requirement next returns to market would need to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and reliably operate the defined journey for the duration of a multi-year service contract. The selected supplier was a Newmarket transport business, showing that a local operator was capable of meeting the requirement. The route and vehicle capacity are central to the opportunity; providers whose business is limited to larger coaches, unrelated routes or vehicle supply alone would be less closely matched. The buyer used a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition, so familiarity with competing through that route would be relevant. ## 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. QOC963 09:00 2026-10-15 Beck row to Witchfield Village College, Witchfield, Cambs - 4-seater 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 09:00 2026-10-15. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-10-13 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/34f8fbee-8456-4102-915e-54c3e86f1666 | | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £17,532 | | 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 | Asad Ali | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 13:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34f8fbee-8456-4102-915e-54c3e86f1666 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/34f8fbee-8456-4102-915e-54c3e86f1666 16th 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-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-60af227b-b17f-4220-b7c2-a47990aee040.json.