--- title: "QIP987 0900 2026-08-06 Ipswich - Woodbridge road academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-07" --- # QIP987 0900 2026-08-06 Ipswich - Woodbridge road academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for travel between Ipswich and Woodbridge Road Academy in Ipswich. The requirement called for a vehicle with four seats, indicating a small-scale school or passenger journey rather than a large vehicle operation. The main category is transport services (CPV 60000000). Delivery is associated with Ipswich, Suffolk, including postcode area IP1 2BX. The contracting authority is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. The requirement formed part of the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangements and was run as a specific competition for this journey. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are operators able to provide a four-seat vehicle and deliver reliable passenger transport around Ipswich and the school destination. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The submission deadline was 6 August 2026 at 09:00, and the award was made on 7 August 2026. Nice Travel Solutions Limited was awarded the contract for £72,580. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2031. The requirement was for one four-seat vehicle serving the Ipswich–Woodbridge Road Academy journey. The published outcome records the award as active and the tender as complete. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises. For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated, small-vehicle passenger transport linked to education journeys in Ipswich. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need access to suitable four-seat vehicles, the operational capacity to provide a consistent service over a multi-year contract, and the ability to serve the specified school route reliably. Familiarity with the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System and its mini-competition process would also be important, since this is how the requirement was competed. The buyer marked this opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises, so future competitors should assess whether their scale and organisational capacity match the authority’s expectations. ## 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. QIP987 0900 2026-08-06 Ipswich - Woodbridge road academy, Ipswich (4-seated 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 0900 2026-08-06. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-05 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/10979182-5b90-4909-bd89-0a618b6c5b2c | | 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 | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £72,580 | | 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 | Nice Travel Solutions Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 7 Aug 2026 at 16:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10979182-5b90-4909-bd89-0a618b6c5b2c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/10979182-5b90-4909-bd89-0a618b6c5b2c 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-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-94af0d5b-e0d5-45eb-b02b-5bce96bae94a.json.