--- title: "QBE072 2026-09-29 0900 Newmarket- Newmarket- The Albany Academy, Bury St Edmunds (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-30" --- # QBE072 2026-09-29 0900 Newmarket- Newmarket- The Albany Academy, Bury St Edmunds (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a four-seat journey from Newmarket to The Albany Academy in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement is a specific school transport route rather than general transport provision. The service forms part of the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing programme. The delivery location is associated with Suffolk, with the journey ending at the academy in Bury St Edmunds. The named buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd. The award was made on 30 September 2026, for £13,701.05. The contract runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. This was a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The submission deadline was 29 September 2026; clarification questions were due by 28 September 2026. The published details identify a single four-seat transport requirement. The award information records the selected supplier and contract value, but does not provide the evaluation criteria or explain how bids were compared. This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for small-capacity, school-focused journeys between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need to provide a four-seat passenger transport service capable of covering the route and meeting the academy journey needs. The council used a mini-competition within its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, so familiarity with that route to market would be relevant to suppliers pursuing comparable requirements. The successful supplier was Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd. The contract period indicates that the requirement was for a defined, time-limited service rather than a general transport arrangement. This is evidence of a buyer purchasing a targeted school transport journey. ## 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. QBE072 2026-09-29 0900 Newmarket- Newmarket- The Albany Academy, Bury St Edmunds (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 2026-09-29 0900. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 2026-09-28 0900 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/5ccd544f-2559-43e6-b0e6-d78d747d6575 | | 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 | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £13,701 | | 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 | Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 10:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ccd544f-2559-43e6-b0e6-d78d747d6575 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5ccd544f-2559-43e6-b0e6-d78d747d6575 30th 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-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-954fe8b9-54f6-47f1-806e-1b23bbd7b08c.json.