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title: "QHL123 09:00 2026-10-01 Sudbury to Sunflower SEND Hub, Haverhill & Circles Alternative Education, East Bergholt, - 4-seater vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD"
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# QHL123 09:00 2026-10-01 Sudbury to Sunflower SEND Hub, Haverhill & Circles Alternative Education, East Bergholt, - 4-seater vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD

Buyer: Suffolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-810ed04c-fff5-43d6-b71b-96b30b383196

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport for a school-age learner journey involving the Sunflower SEND Hub in Haverhill and Circles Alternative Education in East Bergholt. The requirement was for a four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant, indicating a small-capacity, accompanied service for travel between Sudbury and the education settings. The work falls within passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). The locations named for service delivery are Sudbury, Haverhill and East Bergholt; the council is based in Ipswich. This is a specific transport route requirement rather than a general fleet or broad transport-services contract.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Universal Cabs Ltd. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made on 1 October 2026, at a value of £68,301.20. The contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 July 2028. The requirement concerns one four-seat vehicle with a passenger assistant for the named education journey. The original submission deadline was 1 October 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 30 September 2026 at 09:00. The published information does not state the evaluation criteria or explain how bids were scored.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers would need to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant, and reliably serve the Sudbury–Haverhill–East Bergholt journey for education transport. Experience arranging assisted travel for learners attending specialist or alternative education settings would be relevant to delivering the service, alongside the operational capacity to cover the journey throughout the contract term. The award demonstrates that Suffolk County Council buys a defined, accompanied, low-capacity transport service through a mini-competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. Suppliers seeking comparable work with this buyer would need to be able to participate through that route and deliver the specific vehicle-and-assistant combination, rather than relying on general passenger transport capability alone.

## 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. QHL123 09:00 2026-10-01 Sudbury to Sunflower SEND Hub, Haverhill & Circles Alternative Education, East Bergholt, - 4-seater vehicle and a Passenger Assistant 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 09:00 2026-10-01. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-30 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/35deb4aa-9b25-42e7-a040-ad1742f52335 |
| 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 | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £68,301 |
| 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 | Universal Cabs Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2026 at 12:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35deb4aa-9b25-42e7-a040-ad1742f52335

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/35deb4aa-9b25-42e7-a040-ad1742f52335
  1st October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us

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