--- title: "QSB191 0900 2026-08-27 Bury St Edmunds - Mendlesham primary school, Mendlesham (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-08-28" --- # QSB191 0900 2026-08-27 Bury St Edmunds - Mendlesham primary school, Mendlesham (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey between Bury St Edmunds and Mendlesham Primary School in Mendlesham, Suffolk. The requirement was for a vehicle with four passenger seats and a passenger assistant (PA), indicating a small-scale, assisted school transport service rather than general bus or fleet provision. The procurement falls within transport services, covering the provision of the vehicle, driving and passenger assistance needed for the specified journey. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. Businesses operating small passenger vehicles, providing school transport, or able to supply both driving and passenger-assistance capacity would find the service scope most relevant. 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 27 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 26 August 2026. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport awarded the contract to Easy Cabs East Anglia Limited on 28 August 2026. The awarded value is £175,750, including the stated currency of GBP. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The wider tender has a services classification and is marked suitable for neither SMEs nor voluntary, community or social enterprises. The tender status is complete. For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates sustained demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated, small-capacity school transport with an accompanying passenger assistant. A credible future competitor would need to provide a reliable four-seated vehicle, a suitably capable driver and a PA, while coordinating the complete journey between Bury St Edmunds and Mendlesham Primary School. Experience in passenger transport and the practical ability to deliver regular school travel would be directly relevant. Suppliers should also be able to respond through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and compete in a mini-competition. The scale of the requirement favours operators able to commit a small vehicle and staff resource to one defined school transport service over a multi-year period. ## 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. QSB191 0900 2026-08-27 Bury St Edmunds - Mendlesham primary school, Mendlesham (4-seated vehicle and a PA 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 2026-08-27. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-26 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/7f5b8eac-8074-4365-b9ac-bd0f45e5f342 | | 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 | 28 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £175,750 | | 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 | Easy Cabs East Anglia Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 28 Aug 2026 at 08:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5b8eac-8074-4365-b9ac-bd0f45e5f342 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f5b8eac-8074-4365-b9ac-bd0f45e5f342 28th 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-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-77ef77c7-e47e-4d5a-8d83-0b8870db4052.json.