--- title: "QLT346 2026-08-05 (0900) Framlingham - Warren School, Lowestoft (8 seats and a passenger assistant) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-11" --- # QLT346 2026-08-05 (0900) Framlingham - Warren School, Lowestoft (8 seats and a passenger assistant) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey between Framlingham and Warren School in Lowestoft. The requirement was for a vehicle with eight passenger seats and a passenger assistant, indicating a dedicated route service for transporting pupils. The work falls within general transport services (CPV 60000000) and is classified as a service contract. Delivery is associated with Framlingham, Warren School in Lowestoft and the wider Suffolk area. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services, rather than as a standalone procurement. The procurement has been awarded and is complete. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport awarded the contract to ALBIES LTD on 11 August 2026 for £254,505. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2033. The tender submission deadline was 9:00am on 5 August 2026, and clarification questions closed at 9:00am on 4 August 2026. It was a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The published information records the award as active and does not identify separate lots. The procurement was evaluated through the process set by the underlying purchasing system. For a future requirement of this type, credible suppliers would need to provide school passenger transport on a dedicated Framlingham–Lowestoft route, using a vehicle with at least eight passenger seats and supplying a passenger assistant as part of the service. The award shows demand for a managed education transport operation rather than a general ad hoc taxi journey. Relevant businesses are likely to be established passenger transport operators with suitable vehicles, reliable scheduling and the operational capacity to maintain a regular school service over several years. The selected supplier was a transport company based in Great Yarmouth, suggesting that operators can serve the Suffolk area from outside the immediate delivery location. The opportunity was recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. ## 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. QLT346 2026-08-05 (0900) Framlingham - Warren School, Lowestoft (8 seats and a passenger assistant) 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 05/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 04/08/2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2033. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6ff5a4-7f24-45f0-bba7-f8acd589ee3e | | 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 | 11 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 5 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Aug 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 | £254,505 | | 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 | ALBIES LTD | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 11 Aug 2026 at 17:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6ff5a4-7f24-45f0-bba7-f8acd589ee3e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fc6ff5a4-7f24-45f0-bba7-f8acd589ee3e 11th 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-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-9fb6bf4c-3334-41c5-b16d-e90c80ec8f45.json.