--- title: "TN115 2026-08-03 09.00 Westhorpe, Wattisfield, Stanton to SET Ixworth School - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-11" --- # TN115 2026-08-03 09.00 Westhorpe, Wattisfield, Stanton to SET Ixworth School - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the school journey from Westhorpe, Wattisfield and Stanton to SET Ixworth School. The requirement is a specific school transport route, rather than a general transport service, and sits within the council’s wider passenger transport services programme. Delivery is associated with Suffolk and the route’s named communities, with the buyer based in Ipswich. The procurement is categorised as transport services and falls within the services sector. The selected supplier is 24x7 Ltd, based in Little Easton, Essex. The requirement concerns the operation of passenger transport for pupils travelling to and from the school, so relevant businesses are operators able to provide dependable scheduled transport for this route and similar education journeys. This procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made to 24x7 Ltd on 3 August 2026 for £185,269. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. Suffolk County Council reserves the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2033. The tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 28 July 2026 at 09:00. The tender was marked complete. The published information identifies the procurement as a services contract for passenger transport, but does not set out a separate evaluation weighting or detailed award criteria. The requirement was not identified as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs. For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates established demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated school passenger transport on a defined rural route. The relevant profile is a passenger transport operator able to serve Westhorpe, Wattisfield, Stanton and SET Ixworth School reliably, with the operational capacity to sustain a scheduled education service over several years. Businesses should also be familiar with competing through a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition, since that is the route used for this requirement. Credibility for a future opportunity would come from demonstrable ability to plan and deliver school-route transport, maintain dependable day-to-day operations across the named communities, and support the council’s passenger transport needs at a similar scale. ## 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. TN115 2026-08-03 09.00 Westhorpe, Wattisfield, Stanton to SET Ixworth School 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 MONDAY 3RD AUGUST 2026 AT 09.00 Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is TUESDAY 28TH JULY 2026 AT 09.00 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31ST JULY 2033 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cf4367c-2890-4e07-8122-3c83c131d7b1 | | 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 | 11 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 3 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £185,269 | | 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 | 24x7 Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 11 Aug 2026 at 12:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cf4367c-2890-4e07-8122-3c83c131d7b1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6cf4367c-2890-4e07-8122-3c83c131d7b1 11th 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-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-837e789a-a09d-4529-b8d4-63da898635ea.json.