--- title: "2026-08-06 09:00 - QOC918 Kesgrave & Martlesham Heath to Doucecroft School, Colchester, Essex - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-07" --- # 2026-08-06 09:00 - QOC918 Kesgrave & Martlesham Heath to Doucecroft School, Colchester, Essex - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the school journey from Kesgrave and Martlesham Heath to Doucecroft School in Colchester, Essex. The requirement covers transporting passengers between the named communities and the school, rather than supplying vehicles or general haulage. It falls within the wider category of transport services. The council is the buying organisation and the service is associated with Suffolk, Ipswich and Colchester. The selected supplier, Fast Cabs Ipswich Ltd, is based in Ipswich. This opportunity is therefore most relevant to passenger transport operators, taxi and private-hire businesses, minibus providers, or organisations able to provide dependable regular school transport on this route. The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded on 7 August 2026 to Fast Cabs Ipswich Ltd. The award value is £287,128 including the stated currency of GBP. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2034. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The tender submission deadline was 09:00 on 6 August 2026 and clarification questions closed at 15:00 on 3 August 2026. The tender was for services and is marked complete; the award is active. Although this contract has already been awarded, it provides a clear indication of the council’s demand for recurring, route-based school passenger transport. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliably between Kesgrave, Martlesham Heath and Colchester, with the capacity to maintain a regular service throughout the school calendar and meet agreed journey arrangements. Experience in passenger transport and the operational resilience to cover scheduled journeys would be central to competing through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System. Local knowledge of the Suffolk and Colchester area could support efficient delivery, while suitable vehicles, appropriately qualified drivers, effective safeguarding arrangements and robust contingency planning would help demonstrate that the service can be delivered consistently. ## 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. Kesgrave & Martlesham Heath to Doucecroft School, 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 Thursday 6th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Monday 3rd August 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31st July 2034. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c3cf783-168e-4f95-bd14-dda849c303d8 | | 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 | 6 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £287,128 | | 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 | Fast Cabs Ipswich LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Aug 2026 at 08:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c3cf783-168e-4f95-bd14-dda849c303d8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c3cf783-168e-4f95-bd14-dda849c303d8 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-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-85584f48-ff1f-4add-8dc4-43660f735168.json.