--- title: "QOC906 09:00 2026-08-03 Eye to In Toto Education, Ely, Cambs - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-06" --- # QOC906 09:00 2026-08-03 Eye to In Toto Education, Ely, Cambs - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the route identified as QOC906, connecting Eye with In Toto Education in Ely, Cambridgeshire. The requirement falls within transport services excluding waste transport and is classified under CPV 60000000. The buyer is based in Ipswich, Suffolk, and the recorded delivery location includes the IP1 2BX area and the United Kingdom. This is a service contract rather than a purchase of vehicles or other goods. The requirement is associated with the council’s passenger transport function and concerns the organised transport of passengers between the named locations. Businesses specialising in scheduled, contracted or supported passenger transport would be the most relevant potential competitors for this type of work. The procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. A2B Needham Market was selected as the supplier on 6 August 2026. The awarded value is £143,640 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The original submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 27 July 2026 at 09:00. The procurement was for services and the tender is complete. The published outcome identifies one active award to A2B Needham Market. The opportunity was assessed through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition route. This award demonstrates a defined requirement from Suffolk County Council for passenger transport connecting a specified Suffolk area with an education destination in Ely, Cambridgeshire. A credible future competitor would need to operate passenger transport services reliably over a multi-year public-sector contract and provide the vehicles, drivers, scheduling and day-to-day management needed for the route. A business already qualified to participate in the relevant passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System would be better placed to compete through the same route. The buyer’s recorded suitability assessment does not identify the requirement as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, so businesses should consider whether they have the operational scale and formal procurement capability expected for council transport work. ## 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. QOC906 09:00 2026-08-03 Eye to In Toto Education, Ely, Cambs 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 2026-08-03. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-07-27 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/e4873190-42cd-4279-9b28-de4c3116209a | | 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 | 6 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £143,640 | | 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 | A2B Needham Market | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 6 Aug 2026 at 09:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4873190-42cd-4279-9b28-de4c3116209a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4873190-42cd-4279-9b28-de4c3116209a 6th 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-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7036b43c-c328-4368-baaa-c887c94727a3.json.