--- title: "QSB010 0900 2026-08-13 Hopton - Olive academy, Stowmarket (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-13" --- # QSB010 0900 2026-08-13 Hopton - Olive academy, Stowmarket (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the Hopton to Olive Academy route in Stowmarket. The requirement was for a four-seated vehicle, indicating a small-capacity transport service for the named journey rather than a general fleet or wider transport operation. The delivery location is associated with postcode IP1 2BX in Suffolk, while the route title identifies Hopton and Olive Academy, Stowmarket. The main work category is transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The service sits within the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangements and concerns the operational provision of transport for this specific education-related route. This procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made to 24x7 Ltd on 13 August 2026 for £15,339.84, including the published currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 9am on 13 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 9am on 12 August 2026. The tender status is complete and the award is active. The available record identifies a single supplier and a single requirement for a four-seated vehicle. The procurement was handled as a mini-competition within the existing purchasing system. For a future requirement of this type, credible suppliers would need to provide passenger transport for an education-related route using a reliable four-seated vehicle and demonstrate the operational capacity to deliver scheduled journeys between Hopton and Olive Academy in Stowmarket. Experience of passenger transport contracts, dependable vehicle availability, suitable drivers and robust arrangements for daily service delivery would be relevant. The award shows that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport uses a Dynamic Purchasing System followed by route-specific mini-competitions, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need to understand and operate through that route. The procurement was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that the buyer expected a supplier profile with established transport capacity and administrative capability. ## 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. QSB010 0900 2026-08-13 Hopton - Olive academy, Stowmarket (4-seated 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 0900 2026-08-13. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-12 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/f67ad120-5e9b-4e3c-88ab-abfcbb8d6266 | | 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 | 13 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 13 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £15,339 | | 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 Passenger Transport | | 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 | 24x7 Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 13 Aug 2026 at 17:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f67ad120-5e9b-4e3c-88ab-abfcbb8d6266 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f67ad120-5e9b-4e3c-88ab-abfcbb8d6266 13th 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-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-65a92dce-cf81-4c8c-8474-6beb1d7546ca.json.