--- title: "QLT330 2026-09-07 (0900) Leiston - Horizon Primary School, Lowestoft (6 seats and a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-09" --- # QLT330 2026-09-07 (0900) Leiston - Horizon Primary School, Lowestoft (6 seats and a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for Horizon Primary School in Lowestoft. The requirement is identified as transport services, CPV 60000000, and concerns a journey from Leiston to the school in Lowestoft. The service is described as providing six passenger seats and a personal assistant (PA). The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The requirement is focused on school-related passenger transport rather than goods, construction or general facilities management. It is relevant to operators able to provide a small-capacity vehicle service for this specific school journey, with provision for a PA alongside the six seats. The stated delivery geography includes Leiston and Lowestoft, within Suffolk. This procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The tender closed on 7 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 4 September 2026 at 09:00. The award was made on 9 September 2026 to Rainbows Transport. The awarded value is recorded as £0. The contract period runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender was for services and was marked as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. No lot structure or separate evaluation weighting is stated in the procurement information. For a future requirement of this type, a credible competitor would need to operate passenger transport services in Suffolk and be able to cover the Leiston–Lowestoft school journey. The awarded arrangement shows demand for a small-capacity service with six passenger seats and a PA, rather than a large fleet operation or a standard goods-delivery contract. Relevant capability includes organising reliable scheduled school transport, supplying a vehicle with suitable seating capacity, and providing the required PA resource as part of the service. Experience of responding to a mini competition under a passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System would also be commercially relevant, because this was the route used to select the supplier. The buyer’s stated SME and VCSE suitability settings should be considered when assessing fit. ## 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. QLT330 2026-09-07 (0900) Leiston - Horizon Primary School, Lowestoft (6 seats and a PA) 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 on 07/09/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 04/09/2026 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/cc9f2dbc-4775-4ae3-b7aa-b7ab9162527d | | 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 | 9 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 10 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | 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 | Rainbows Transport | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 9 Sep 2026 at 09:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc9f2dbc-4775-4ae3-b7aa-b7ab9162527d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cc9f2dbc-4775-4ae3-b7aa-b7ab9162527d 9th 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-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95e9a609-7eac-4021-b84f-de14710241fd.json.