--- title: "2026-08-05 09:00 - QOC909 Debenham to Compass Community School - Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-07" --- # 2026-08-05 09:00 - QOC909 Debenham to Compass Community School - Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the school journey from Debenham to Compass Community School at Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex. The requirement covers transport services for pupils travelling between the Debenham area and the school site. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. This is a service contract rather than a supply of vehicles or construction works. The procurement sits within the wider passenger transport market and is associated with CPV 60000000, covering transport services other than waste transport. Businesses relevant to this requirement include operators providing scheduled or dedicated passenger journeys, particularly school transport between Suffolk and Essex. The named delivery information also references the United Kingdom and a Suffolk postcode, but the route description identifies Debenham and Pembroke Park, Colchester as the operational locations. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The submission deadline was 5 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 31 July 2026 at 15:00. Arrow Taxi Services Ltd was awarded the contract on 7 August 2026 for £169,100. The contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The published process identifies Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport as the buyer and Arrow Taxi Services Ltd as the successful supplier. The award is active, and the underlying tender is recorded as complete. The procurement was categorised as a services requirement. It was run through a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition rather than as a standalone open tender. For a competing supplier, this award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for dedicated school passenger transport on a defined route between the Debenham area and a specialist school in Colchester. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliable passenger transport services, plan and maintain regular school journeys, and provide sufficient operational capacity for a contract running over several years. Experience of transporting pupils safely and consistently would be directly relevant, as would the ability to coordinate routes crossing the Suffolk and Essex areas. Suppliers would also need to qualify for, and compete through, the relevant Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The award went to a taxi services company, indicating that an appropriately established local or regional passenger transport operator can meet this type of requirement. ## 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. Debenham to Compass Community School - Pembroke Park, Colchester, Essex. 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 Wednesday 5th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Friday 31st July 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/fe213741-1d6c-488e-a570-668826cbe031 | | 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 | 7 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 5 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £169,100 | | 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 | Arrow Taxi Services Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Aug 2026 at 09:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe213741-1d6c-488e-a570-668826cbe031 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fe213741-1d6c-488e-a570-668826cbe031 7th 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-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-833b17ac-749b-4571-8dfe-c14f4609e9c7.json.