--- title: "QOC949 0900 2028-09-07 Lowestoft - Lowestoft Sixth form college, Lowestoft (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-07" --- # QOC949 0900 2028-09-07 Lowestoft - Lowestoft Sixth form college, Lowestoft (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for Lowestoft Sixth Form College in Lowestoft. The requirement was for a vehicle with four seats, supporting transport for the college’s users. The relevant work is local passenger transport rather than general haulage, freight or waste transport. Delivery is associated with Lowestoft and the surrounding Suffolk area, with the council’s passenger transport function acting as the buying organisation. The procurement falls within transport services, covering the operation of a small-capacity vehicle for the stated college requirement. It is therefore most relevant to taxi operators, private-hire firms, community transport providers and other passenger transport businesses able to provide a four-seated vehicle and serve Lowestoft reliably. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 7 September 2026 following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The selected supplier was Andalusia Trading Ltd trading as Roadrunner Taxis. The awarded value is £3,420. The contract runs from 9 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 7 September 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 4 September 2026 at 09:00. The opportunity was classified as a services procurement for transport services. The published outcome records one active award to one supplier for the Lowestoft sixth-form-college requirement. This award shows that Suffolk County Council uses its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System to place small, clearly defined college transport requirements with local operators. A credible competitor for similar work would need a suitable four-seated vehicle, the operational capacity to provide dependable passenger transport for a school or college journey, and the ability to serve Lowestoft and the wider Suffolk area. Taxi and private-hire businesses may be well placed where they can demonstrate reliable scheduling, appropriate vehicle availability, driver suitability and effective day-to-day communication with the council or education setting. Experience of recurring education transport, safeguarding-aware operations and meeting tightly timed journeys would strengthen a supplier’s position when competing for comparable requirements through the same purchasing 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. QOC949 0900 2028-09-07 Lowestoft - Lowestoft Sixth form college, Lowestoft (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 2028-09-07 . Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2028-09-04 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/2b2bd335-ace4-468d-821e-51d9858d0c4f | | 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 | 7 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £3,420 | | 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 | | 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 | Andalusia Trading Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Sep 2026 at 14:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b2bd335-ace4-468d-821e-51d9858d0c4f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2b2bd335-ace4-468d-821e-51d9858d0c4f 7th September 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-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77c5d343-a5b7-4280-8743-dabde2275c19.json.