--- title: "2026-08-17 09:00 - QTN056 Ipswich & Stowupland to Lapwing Education, Thurston - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-21" --- # 2026-08-17 09:00 - QTN056 Ipswich & Stowupland to Lapwing Education, Thurston - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the route from Ipswich and Stowupland to Lapwing Education in Thurston, Suffolk. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport service and concerns the delivery of transport for an education journey. The work is categorised as services, specifically general transport services excluding waste transport. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The route connects Ipswich and Stowupland with Thurston, so relevant suppliers would need to operate in or serve these Suffolk locations. The named requirement is a single route rather than a broad transport programme, and the selected supplier is a passenger transport operator. This procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The tender was completed on 21 August 2026, with the award made on 21 August 2026 to Nice Travel Solutions Limited. The awarded value is £22,686 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 17 August 2026, and clarification questions closed at 15:00 on 7 August 2026. The tender was marked complete and the award active. The published information does not set out separate lots or detailed quality and price weightings. The opportunity was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This award demonstrates a defined requirement for passenger transport serving an education route between Ipswich, Stowupland and Thurston. Suppliers considering the buyer’s future requirements would need the operational capability to provide reliable scheduled transport for education users, with suitable vehicles, drivers and day-to-day route management. Local knowledge of Suffolk and the ability to cover the relevant communities would support credible delivery. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under an established dynamic purchasing system, so businesses seeking comparable work would need to be able to qualify for and operate through that purchasing route. The buyer identified this procurement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, indicating that future competitors should be able to demonstrate sufficient organisational capacity and transport-service infrastructure. ## 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. Ipswich & Stowupland to Lapwing Education, Thurston. 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 Monday 17th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Friday 7th August 2026 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/60a44229-60b4-4e56-a18f-209d9a1ed486 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £22,686 | | 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 | Nice Travel Solutions Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 12:47 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60a44229-60b4-4e56-a18f-209d9a1ed486 - 21 Aug 2026 at 12:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60a44229-60b4-4e56-a18f-209d9a1ed486 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/60a44229-60b4-4e56-a18f-209d9a1ed486 21st 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-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7d8e6726-3b65-4d3e-8396-2fceb0579a4d.json.