--- title: "2026-09-01 QOC941 Lowestoft to East Coast College Great Yarmouth (8 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-07" --- # 2026-09-01 QOC941 Lowestoft to East Coast College Great Yarmouth (8 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the scheduled journey from Lowestoft to East Coast College in Great Yarmouth. The requirement was for an eight-seated vehicle, with no passenger assistant required. The service falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, and is classified under CPV 60000000. Delivery locations are associated with the United Kingdom, including the Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth route. The purchasing organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. This is a service requirement for an operator able to provide a suitable vehicle and reliable passenger transport for college travel between Lowestoft and East Coast College Great Yarmouth. The procurement is complete and was awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 9am on 1 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 9am on 28 August 2026. The contract was awarded to 24x7 Ltd on 7 September 2026. Its stated awarded value is £0. The contract period runs from 8 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2029. The award is active and the tender is complete. The available record identifies the vehicle and route requirement but does not set out an evaluation weighting or separate lots. This award is commercially relevant to passenger transport operators serving Suffolk and the East Anglia area, particularly businesses with access to eight-seated vehicles and experience transporting college or other regular passengers. A credible future supplier would need to run the Lowestoft–Great Yarmouth journey reliably, meet scheduled service obligations and operate without relying on a passenger assistant for this requirement. Experience working with a county council’s passenger transport service and responding through a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition would be useful. The buyer has identified this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so competitors should assess whether they have the operational capacity, compliance arrangements and administrative capability expected for council-contracted transport services of this type. ## 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. QOC941 Lowestoft to East Coast College Great Yarmouth (8 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant 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 1st September 2026 Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9am on Friday 28th 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 2029. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/572f769e-dfc2-446c-ae70-641ce1cddce8 | | 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 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | 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 | 24x7 Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Sep 2026 at 09:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/572f769e-dfc2-446c-ae70-641ce1cddce8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/572f769e-dfc2-446c-ae70-641ce1cddce8 7th September 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-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-8f0bb5b3-7ef9-4e1f-bea5-f7ac30fbe503.json.