--- title: "QBR082 2026-08-10 (0900) Lowestoft - Warren Lodge @ Warren School, Beccles (8 seats with a passenger assistant) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-10" --- # QBR082 2026-08-10 (0900) Lowestoft - Warren Lodge @ Warren School, Beccles (8 seats with a passenger assistant) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey between Lowestoft and Warren School, Beccles. The requirement is for an eight-seat vehicle with a passenger assistant, serving travel from Warren Lodge in Lowestoft to the school. The work falls within the broad transport services category. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, and the service is delivered in Suffolk. This is a specific school transport route rather than a general vehicle hire or fleet supply requirement. It is therefore relevant to operators able to provide passenger transport, an eight-seat vehicle and an accompanying passenger assistant for a regular education-related journey in the Lowestoft and Beccles area. The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 9:00 on 10 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 9:00 on 6 August 2026. The contract was awarded on 10 August 2026 to PJ Wayland's Ltd for £171,000. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2033. The procurement record identifies the service category as transport services and the tender status as complete. No separate lots or published award-scoring criteria are stated. The selected supplier is PJ Wayland's Ltd. For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates a defined demand from Suffolk County Council for contracted school passenger transport on a local route. A credible future competitor would need to operate an eight-seat vehicle, provide a passenger assistant and reliably serve the journey between Lowestoft and Warren School in Beccles. Experience in scheduled education transport, dependable daily operations, safeguarding-aware passenger care and the ability to manage a dedicated route would be commercially relevant. Suppliers would also need to understand and use the council's Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport mini-competitions, rather than relying only on general transport tendering. The awarded supplier's success indicates that the buyer values an operator able to combine vehicle provision, assisted passenger travel and consistent route delivery within one service. ## 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. QBR082 2026-08-10 (0900) Lowestoft - Warren Lodge @ Warren School, Beccles (8 seats with a passenger assistant) 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 on 10/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 06/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2033. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/664e2316-e9eb-4139-a70d-83e757636905 | | 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 | 10 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 10 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £171,000 | | 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 | PJ Wayland's Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 10 Aug 2026 at 18:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/664e2316-e9eb-4139-a70d-83e757636905 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/664e2316-e9eb-4139-a70d-83e757636905 10th 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-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-78cb5e3b-4798-414c-abe8-10b681c4c566.json.