--- title: "QBE083 09:00 2026-08-21 Ipswich & Stowmarket to Abbey Gardena School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-21" --- # QBE083 09:00 2026-08-21 Ipswich & Stowmarket to Abbey Gardena School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey between Ipswich and Stowmarket and Abbey Gardena School in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle, supporting transport to and from the school. The service falls within the broad category of transport services, covering the movement of passengers rather than goods or waste. Delivery is associated with Ipswich, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds, with the buyer based in Ipswich, Suffolk. This is a focused education transport requirement for a small vehicle and a defined route, relevant to operators providing regular passenger journeys for public sector or school users. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The award was made on 21 August 2026 to Royal Rides. The awarded value is £67,197.30. The awarded contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The original tender required submissions by 09:00 on 21 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 18 August 2026. The tender was for services and specified a four-seater vehicle for the route between Ipswich and Stowmarket and Abbey Gardena School, Bury St Edmunds. The tender status is complete. This award demonstrates a defined requirement for dependable, small-scale school passenger transport on a route linking Ipswich, Stowmarket and Bury St Edmunds. A credible competitor would need access to a suitable four-seater vehicle, the operational capacity to provide scheduled journeys throughout the school service period, and the ability to manage reliable transport for school passengers. Local knowledge of the route and the ability to operate from the Suffolk area would be commercially relevant. Experience delivering passenger transport for a public authority or education setting would help demonstrate capability. Suppliers monitoring this buyer should be prepared to work through its Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System and respond to route-specific mini-competitions. ## 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. QBE083 09:00 2026-08-21 Ipswich & Stowmarket to Abbey Gardena School, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle 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 2026-08-21. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-18 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/002c9ddc-4bdd-4e0d-b71c-ef20f91e7480 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 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 | £67,197 | | 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 | Royal Rides | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 17:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/002c9ddc-4bdd-4e0d-b71c-ef20f91e7480 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/002c9ddc-4bdd-4e0d-b71c-ef20f91e7480 21st 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-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-917aeaf5-bd0a-42fa-92d9-2100ad568715.json.