--- title: "QWE178 2026-08-17 (0900) East Berghold to Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-17" --- # QWE178 2026-08-17 (0900) East Berghold to Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a four-seat journey from East Berghold to Poplar Care Farm in Hollesley. The requirement falls within transport services, covering the movement of passengers rather than goods or waste. The service is associated with the council’s passenger transport function and is intended to support travel between the named starting point and care-farm destination. The relevant operating area is Suffolk, with the buyer based in Ipswich. This is a small-vehicle passenger transport requirement, suited to an operator able to provide a four-seat vehicle and manage the specified route reliably. The procurement is a council transport service rather than a general vehicle supply or infrastructure contract. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made on 17 August 2026 to Hawk Express Cabs Ltd for £8,740. The contract period runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2027, and the council reserved the right to extend it until 31 July 2028. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 17 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 14 August 2026. The tender is recorded as complete, and the award is active. The contract is therefore an outcome of the competition, not a current bidding opportunity. For a supplier assessing comparable council demand, this award shows a requirement for dependable, small-capacity passenger transport on a defined Suffolk route serving a care-farm destination. A credible competitor would need suitable four-seat vehicle capacity, reliable scheduling, route planning and the operational resilience to provide regular journeys between rural or semi-rural locations. Experience delivering passenger transport for public bodies, education, care or community settings would help demonstrate understanding of safeguarding, punctuality, passenger assistance and service continuity, where these are relevant to the specification. The route also indicates value in local knowledge of East Berghold, Hollesley and surrounding Suffolk roads. Suppliers would need to qualify for, and operate within, the relevant passenger transport purchasing system. ## 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. QWE178 2026-08-17 (0900) East Berghold to Poplar Care Farm, Hollesley (4 seats) 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 17/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 14/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2028. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fff8a651-b895-419d-ae58-ebdb183bf660 | | 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 | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £8,740 | | 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 | Hawk Express Cabs Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 11:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fff8a651-b895-419d-ae58-ebdb183bf660 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fff8a651-b895-419d-ae58-ebdb183bf660 17th 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-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-7f60888c-2012-41a4-84c0-7043afba202a.json.