--- title: "TN104 2026-07-21 09.00 Bury St.Edmunds to Thurston Community School - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-06" --- # TN104 2026-07-21 09.00 Bury St.Edmunds to Thurston Community School - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the scheduled journey from Bury St Edmunds to Thurston Community School in Suffolk. The requirement is a school transport route, classified under CPV 60000000 for transport services. The council sought a service provider to carry passengers between the named origin and school destination, as part of its wider passenger transport provision. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The route forms part of the council’s passenger transport requirements and was competed through its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The work is a service rather than a goods supply or construction project, and is relevant to operators providing regular school or community passenger transport. This 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 July 2026 to Communities Together East Anglia for £218,120. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2033. The tender submission deadline was 21 July 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 15 July 2026 at 09:00. The award is active and covers the Bury St Edmunds to Thurston Community School route. The opportunity was recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. For a supplier that did not win, this award demonstrates continuing demand from Suffolk County Council for contracted passenger transport serving schools. A credible future competitor would need to operate reliable scheduled services on the Bury St Edmunds to Thurston Community School route and meet the practical requirements of transporting pupils safely and consistently. Relevant businesses are established passenger transport operators with the vehicles, drivers, operational control and service capacity needed for a dedicated school route. The requirement was competed through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers seeking comparable work should understand that route and maintain the ability to participate in its mini-competitions. The buyer did not identify the requirement as suitable for SMEs or VCSEs. ## 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. TN104 2026-07-21 09.00 Bury St.Edmunds to Thurston Community School 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 TUESDAY 21ST JULY 2026 AT 09.00. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is WEDNESDAY 15TH JULY 2026 AT 09.00 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31ST JULY 2033. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c924e47e-69b1-4e61-99c8-477b1b18b2ed | | 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 | 6 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 21 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Jul 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £218,120 | | 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 | Communities Together East Anglia | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 6 Aug 2026 at 14:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c924e47e-69b1-4e61-99c8-477b1b18b2ed ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c924e47e-69b1-4e61-99c8-477b1b18b2ed 6th 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-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9716bde6-8384-4cc1-827a-e93eb1b2ba92.json.