--- title: "QIP468 0900 2026-09-02 Bawdsey - Piper's vale academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-09" --- # QIP468 0900 2026-09-02 Bawdsey - Piper's vale academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a route from Bawdsey to Piper’s Vale Academy in Ipswich, requiring a four-seated vehicle. The requirement falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, and is a service contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity. Delivery is associated with Bawdsey and Ipswich, with the buyer based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The contracting authority is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. The service sits within the council’s wider passenger transport requirements and was arranged through its established purchasing system for passenger transport services. Businesses operating suitable small-capacity vehicles and providing scheduled passenger transport would be the most directly relevant comparators for this requirement. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Royal Rides was awarded the contract on 9 September 2026 for £92,577.50. The contract runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The original submission deadline was 2 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 1 September 2026 at 09:00. The tender was for a single passenger transport requirement involving a four-seated vehicle. The award is recorded as active and the tender as complete. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport is the buying organisation and Royal Rides is the selected supplier. This award indicates demand from Suffolk County Council for contracted, small-capacity passenger transport serving a defined journey between Bawdsey and an academy in Ipswich. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need access to a suitable four-seated vehicle, the ability to provide reliable scheduled transport over a long-running public contract, and operational capacity to maintain consistent service delivery throughout the school-related route. Experience in passenger transport and the systems needed to manage council instructions, correspondence, clarifications and formal submissions would strengthen a future response. The requirement is particularly relevant to operators already working in Suffolk or able to provide dependable coverage between rural locations and Ipswich. The council’s use of a Dynamic Purchasing System also makes familiarity with that purchasing route commercially important. ## 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. QIP468 0900 2026-09-02 Bawdsey - Piper's vale academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle 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 2026-09-02. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-01 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/9da88671-51af-4b25-a31d-f0b8c732d97f | | 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 | 9 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £92,577 | | 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 | Royal Rides | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 9 Sep 2026 at 09:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9da88671-51af-4b25-a31d-f0b8c732d97f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9da88671-51af-4b25-a31d-f0b8c732d97f 9th September 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-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-822f585a-f7eb-4f05-9c8c-4290d5fc20fc.json.