--- title: "QSC235 09:00 2026-08-19 Hadleigh to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater vehicle & a PA required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-19" --- # QSC235 09:00 2026-08-19 Hadleigh to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater vehicle & a PA required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a scheduled journey from Hadleigh to Hillside Special School in Sudbury. The requirement was for a six-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA), supporting school travel for pupils. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The procurement is categorised as transport services, excluding waste transport, under CPV 60000000. The service is part of the council’s wider passenger transport requirement and was run as a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The specified delivery information includes Ipswich postcode IP1 2BX as well as broad United Kingdom and international location entries. This procurement has been completed and awarded. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport selected GROUND TRAVEL -IPSWICH LTD. The award was made on 19 August 2026 for £166,820. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2031. The tender submission deadline was 09:00 on 19 August 2026, and clarification questions were due by 09:00 on 12 August 2026. The route was competed as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The process is recorded as complete and the award as active. The available information does not state a separate award-criteria weighting or procurement method beyond the mini-competition route. For a supplier assessing this buyer’s future requirements, the award indicates demand for dedicated school passenger transport using a six-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant on a Hadleigh-to-Sudbury journey. A credible competitor would need to provide a suitable small passenger vehicle, a reliable driver-led route service and an appropriately available PA, while maintaining the operational capacity to deliver the service throughout a multi-year contract. Experience in passenger transport and the ability to work through Suffolk County Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System would be commercially relevant. The procurement was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, so businesses should assess whether their scale, resources and route-delivery capability match the council’s requirements. ## 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. QSC235 09:00 2026-08-19 Hadleigh to Hillside Special School, Sudbury - 6-seater vehicle & a PA 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 2026-08-19. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-12 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2031-07-31. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520c2fda-c243-485a-a68b-1b59ada5e718 | | 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 | 19 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £166,820 | | 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 | GROUND TRAVEL -IPSWICH LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 19 Aug 2026 at 16:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520c2fda-c243-485a-a68b-1b59ada5e718 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/520c2fda-c243-485a-a68b-1b59ada5e718 19th 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-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-838b1738-7ab7-4c18-aea7-06cc4c9ec065.json.