--- title: "2026-08-24 0900 QBH207 North Cove, Beccles to Bramfield House School, Halesworth (4 seats and a passenger assistant required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-08-28" --- # 2026-08-24 0900 QBH207 North Cove, Beccles to Bramfield House School, Halesworth (4 seats and a passenger assistant required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport is procuring passenger transport services for the school journey from North Cove and Beccles to Bramfield House School in Halesworth, Suffolk. The requirement is for a vehicle with four passenger seats and a passenger assistant. The service falls within transport services and is part of the council’s wider passenger transport arrangements. Delivery covers the named communities and school route in Suffolk. This is a council requirement focused on transporting pupils safely between their homes or collection points and Bramfield House School. Businesses specialising in contracted passenger transport, school transport or supported transport services are the most relevant potential competitors for this requirement. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made to Kessingland Kabs Ltd on 28 August 2026. The awarded value is £0. The contract runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2031, with an option for the council to extend it up to 31 July 2034. The tender submission deadline was 9am on 24 August 2026, and clarification questions closed at 9am on 21 August 2026. The council recorded the requirement as a services contract, with four seats and a passenger assistant required. The tender was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. This award provides a clear indication of Suffolk County Council’s demand for dedicated school passenger transport on a defined local route. A credible future competitor would need to provide a suitable vehicle with at least four passenger seats, operate reliably between North Cove, Beccles and Bramfield House School in Halesworth, and supply a passenger assistant as part of the service. Relevant strengths include experience of school or supported passenger transport, dependable scheduling and route management, and the capacity to maintain regular journeys for pupils over a multi-year service period. Local knowledge of Suffolk roads and collection areas would help, as would robust safeguarding, passenger-care and operational procedures appropriate to transporting children. ## 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. QBH207 North Cove, Beccles to Bramfield House School, Halesworth (4 seats and a passenger assistant 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 9am on Monday 24th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9am on Friday 21st August 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31st July 2034. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbeaf5bd-1ded-4d82-a11d-92bd654fcf17 | | 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 | 28 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | 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 | Kessingland Kabs Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 28 Aug 2026 at 15:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbeaf5bd-1ded-4d82-a11d-92bd654fcf17 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbeaf5bd-1ded-4d82-a11d-92bd654fcf17 28th 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-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a1afdea4-23e3-4eb4-95b9-85765d5bd814.json.