--- title: "QLS058 2026-08-12 (0900) Corton - Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall (8 seats and a passenger assistant) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-21" --- # QLS058 2026-08-12 (0900) Corton - Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall (8 seats and a passenger assistant) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the journey identified as QLS058: Corton to Compass Community School Aylward Park, Meadow View, Blaxhall. The requirement is for an eight-seat vehicle and one passenger assistant, supporting transport to or from the school. The contracting authority is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The procurement is categorised as transport services and concerns service delivery in the United Kingdom, with the listed address at IP1 2BX. Businesses relevant to this requirement include operators providing dedicated school transport, suitably sized vehicles and passenger-assistance services for education journeys. The procurement is complete and was awarded through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 12 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 11 August 2026. The award was made to ALBIES LTD on 21 August 2026, at an awarded value recorded as £0. The contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2033. The tender also identified an eight-seat passenger vehicle and passenger assistant as the service requirement. The tender was evaluated through the specified mini-competition process. This award shows that Suffolk County Council uses its passenger transport purchasing system for defined school journeys requiring a small-capacity vehicle and a passenger assistant. A credible future competitor would need to operate or access an eight-seat vehicle, provide a reliable service for scheduled education transport, and supply a passenger assistant alongside the driver or transport operation. The requirement is suited to providers with practical experience of regular school routes, journey planning between named communities and schools, and maintaining consistent service over a multi-year arrangement. The award also indicates that suppliers seeking similar work with this buyer should understand how to participate in mini-competitions under its passenger transport purchasing system and be able to commit operational capacity to an individual route. ## 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. QLS058 2026-08-12 (0900) Corton - Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall (8 seats and a passenger assistant) 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 12/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 11/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2033. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cccb94-ab10-4f20-8a71-b56b76cab5d8 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | 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 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 | ALBIES LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 11:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cccb94-ab10-4f20-8a71-b56b76cab5d8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/32cccb94-ab10-4f20-8a71-b56b76cab5d8 21st 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-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6a808575-a6b1-4d6b-9a5f-4e7a90dfebbc.json.