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title: "2026-08-25 0900 QLS064 Beccles to Compass Community School Aylward Park, Leiston (4 seated vehicle with a passenger assisant required) - AWARD"
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# 2026-08-25 0900 QLS064 Beccles to Compass Community School Aylward Park, Leiston (4 seated vehicle with a passenger assisant required) - AWARD

Buyer: Suffolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-89d6b15e-3006-47a1-a8d1-d9f3a6c5f0c8

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for the route from Beccles to Compass Community School Aylward Park in Leiston. The requirement is for a vehicle with four seated passenger places and a passenger assistant, supporting travel to and from the school. This is a local education transport operation rather than general fleet supply or vehicle hire. The work is classified as transport services and is delivered in the Beccles, Leiston and wider Suffolk area, with the council as the buyer. Businesses suited to this requirement would provide passenger transport directly, with suitable vehicles and staff able to support school passengers safely and reliably on the specified route.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Universal Cabs Ltd was selected on 2 September 2026. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2033. The original submission deadline was 9am on 25 August 2026, and clarification questions were due by 9am on 24 August 2026. The recorded awarded value is £0. The opportunity was categorised as a services procurement, with the contract covering the complete route requirement and a four-seat vehicle with passenger assistant. The published process identifies Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport as buyer and Universal Cabs Ltd as supplier.

For suppliers considering a future requirement from this buyer, the award demonstrates demand for dedicated home-to-school or school-route passenger transport using a small vehicle and an accompanying passenger assistant. A credible competitor would need access to a suitable four-seat vehicle, dependable drivers and passenger-assistant capacity, and the operational discipline to provide consistent journeys for a named school route between Beccles and Leiston. Experience of passenger transport and safeguarding-aware work with school passengers would strengthen a future response, alongside the ability to manage daily scheduling, reliability and communication with the council. The route also indicates an opportunity suited to a focused local operator rather than a provider offering only large-scale fleet services. Suppliers would need to compete through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System route.

## 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. QLS064 Beccles to Compass Community School Aylward Park, Leiston (4 seated vehicle with a passenger assisant 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 9am on Tuesday 25th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9am on Monday 24th 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 2033.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac6f2809-cf4a-4ca2-b1e5-4bf19d514a5e |
| 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 | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| 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 | Universal Cabs Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 15:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac6f2809-cf4a-4ca2-b1e5-4bf19d514a5e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac6f2809-cf4a-4ca2-b1e5-4bf19d514a5e
  2nd September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us

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