--- title: "2026-08-17 09:00 - QTN055 Sudbury to Lapwing Education, Thurston - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-21" --- # 2026-08-17 09:00 - QTN055 Sudbury to Lapwing Education, Thurston - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the Sudbury to Lapwing Education route in Thurston. The requirement falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, and is intended to support education travel. Delivery is associated with Sudbury, Lapwing Education and Thurston, with the buying organisation based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The procurement was run by Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport as the buyer. The successful supplier was based in Sudbury. This is a route-specific passenger transport requirement rather than a general vehicle supply or infrastructure project, so it is most relevant to operators able to provide regular transport for education-related journeys in and around the Sudbury and Thurston area. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 17 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 15:00 on 7 August 2026. The award was made on 21 August 2026 to Opu Rahman t/a 786 Taxis Limited for £11,757.96 excluding any stated tax treatment, in GBP. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender is recorded as complete and the award as active. The published information identifies one supplier and one route requirement. The process was evaluated through the purchasing system’s mini-competition arrangements. This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated, education-related passenger transport on a defined local route. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement of this type would be passenger transport operators with reliable access to suitable vehicles, drivers and dispatch or scheduling arrangements for regular education journeys between Sudbury and Thurston. Local knowledge of the route and the ability to provide dependable day-to-day service would be commercially relevant. The awarded supplier was a taxi business based in Sudbury, indicating that a smaller local operator can deliver this type of requirement. Businesses considering similar council work should be able to operate through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and compete effectively in its route-specific mini-competitions. ## 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. Sudbury to Lapwing Education, Thurston. 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 Monday 17th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Friday 7th August 2026 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/51d72392-6f10-427a-8911-051c0df341af | | 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 | 17 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £11,757 | | 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 | Opu Rahman t/a 786 Taxis | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51d72392-6f10-427a-8911-051c0df341af ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/51d72392-6f10-427a-8911-051c0df341af 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-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6cb2fa0e-1a47-4317-9665-85266e003426.json.