--- title: "FR571, 0900 2026-09-24, Eyke to Thomas Mills High School (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-25" --- # FR571, 0900 2026-09-24, Eyke to Thomas Mills High School (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a four-seat journey from Eyke to Thomas Mills High School. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport services programme and is focused on carrying passengers along this school route. Delivery is between Eyke and Thomas Mills High School in Suffolk. The council is the buyer, and the service is classified as transport rather than goods or works. The contract was awarded to M&R (Woodbridge) Ltd. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to M&R (Woodbridge) Ltd on 25 September 2026. The award value is £13,725.60. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The original competition deadline was 24 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 23 September 2026 at 09:00. The stated requirement is one four-seat journey from Eyke to Thomas Mills High School. The buyer marked the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No award evaluation criteria are recorded in the available process information. For passenger transport operators, this award demonstrates a specific council requirement for a small-capacity school journey between Eyke and Thomas Mills High School. A credible supplier for a comparable future requirement would need to organise and deliver reliable passenger transport on this route, with capacity appropriate to a four-seat service and the ability to meet the school travel schedule. The council used a mini-competition through its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, so experience operating within a competitive purchasing arrangement of this kind would be relevant. The chosen supplier, M&R (Woodbridge) Ltd, is based in Suffolk, giving a local operator a clear geographic fit for the route. The work is a defined route service rather than a broad transport programme. ## 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. FR571, 0900 2026-09-24, Eyke to Thomas Mills High School (4 seats) 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 0900 2026-09-24. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-23 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/9f1d809c-0e2a-4968-a4b3-09ff73cf3bb0 | | 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 | 25 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £13,725 | | 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 | M&R (Woodbridge) Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 25 Sep 2026 at 10:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f1d809c-0e2a-4968-a4b3-09ff73cf3bb0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f1d809c-0e2a-4968-a4b3-09ff73cf3bb0 25th 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-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-93d806a1-2de7-457d-932a-d264436de0e3.json.