--- title: "QLS062 0900 2026-08-20 Leiston - Kelsale CEVC primary school, Kelsale (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-24" --- # QLS062 0900 2026-08-20 Leiston - Kelsale CEVC primary school, Kelsale (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey between Leiston and Kelsale CEVC Primary School in Kelsale, Suffolk. The requirement was for a four-seated vehicle to provide transport associated with the school route. The service falls within the broad category of passenger transport services and was run as a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Delivery is connected to the Leiston and Kelsale area, with the buying organisation based in Ipswich and responsible for the passenger transport requirement. This is a vehicle-based education transport service rather than a general supply contract, so it is most relevant to operators able to provide a suitable small vehicle and reliable scheduled school journeys. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 24 August 2026 to A2B UK Travel Limited. The awarded value is recorded as £0. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The tender submission deadline was 20 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 19 August 2026 at 09:00. It was conducted as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender had a complete status and the award is active. The published outcome identifies one supplier for the requirement. The procurement category was services, and the relevant classification was transport services excluding waste transport. The opportunity was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. For a supplier assessing future requirements from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, this award demonstrates demand for dedicated school transport using a small, four-seat vehicle on a defined Leiston–Kelsale route. A credible competitor would need access to an appropriate passenger vehicle, the capacity to provide dependable journeys throughout the school service period, and the operational discipline to meet fixed collection and delivery arrangements. Experience of school or contracted passenger transport would help demonstrate reliability, safeguarding awareness and familiarity with working to a council’s route requirements, although those capabilities are not stated as formal award conditions here. The selected supplier is based in Saxmundham, Suffolk, indicating that local operators with practical coverage of the area may be well placed to understand similar route-level requirements when this buyer next tests the market. ## 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. QLS062 0900 2026-08-20 Leiston - Kelsale CEVC primary school, Kelsale (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 2026-08-20 . Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-19 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/7ce0ecba-c214-4b87-90e2-f2b41c5e6cea | | 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 | 24 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 24 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | 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 | A2B UK TRAVEL LIMITED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 24 Aug 2026 at 11:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ce0ecba-c214-4b87-90e2-f2b41c5e6cea ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7ce0ecba-c214-4b87-90e2-f2b41c5e6cea 24th 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-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-73c9e6e9-48ce-4b7f-8633-18311ebaff81.json.