--- title: "QEE012 2026-08-25 (0900) Huntingfield - S.P.A.C.E Education Ltd, Yaxley (4 seats and a female driver) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-08-27" --- # QEE012 2026-08-25 (0900) Huntingfield - S.P.A.C.E Education Ltd, Yaxley (4 seats and a female driver) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a four-seat requirement serving Huntingfield. The service required a female driver and was associated with S.P.A.C.E Education Ltd in Yaxley. The work falls within general transport services, covering the movement of passengers rather than goods or waste. The stated delivery address is Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, with the postcode IP1 2BX; the requirement also lists the United Kingdom among its wider delivery locations. This was a council transport requirement managed by Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. Suppliers whose core business is passenger transport, particularly operators able to provide small-capacity vehicles and a female driver, would be aligned with the practical nature of the service. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Whincop Coaches was selected on 27 August 2026. The awarded value is recorded as £0. The resulting contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, and the council reserved the right to extend it until 31 July 2028. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 25 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 24 August 2026. The tender was for services, marked complete, and recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The procurement’s contract period was separately recorded with the same start and end dates. This award demonstrates a recurring, tightly defined need from Suffolk County Council for local passenger transport delivered in a small vehicle. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need an appropriate four-seat vehicle, drivers who meet the specified gender requirement, and the operational capacity to provide dependable passenger services between the relevant locations. Experience in education-related or supported passenger transport would help demonstrate understanding of the service context, although the published requirement does not identify particular qualifications or accreditations. The route to market is the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and its mini-competition process, so suppliers would need to be established transport operators able to work through that purchasing arrangement and respond to similarly specific journeys. ## 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. QEE012 2026-08-25 (0900) Huntingfield - S.P.A.C.E Education Ltd, Yaxley (4 seats and a female driver) 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 25/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 24/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2028. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65dea3f5-d1c8-423b-9501-835f9bd08678 | | 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 | 27 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | 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 | Whincop Coaches | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 27 Aug 2026 at 16:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65dea3f5-d1c8-423b-9501-835f9bd08678 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65dea3f5-d1c8-423b-9501-835f9bd08678 27th 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-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-62f33568-87f2-4e8d-833a-72adad1699ce.json.