--- title: "2026-09-07 0900 QOC600 Worlingham to City College, Norwich (4 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required) - route operates Thursdays and Fridays only - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-09" --- # 2026-09-07 0900 QOC600 Worlingham to City College, Norwich (4 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required) - route operates Thursdays and Fridays only - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for route QOC600, carrying passengers from Worlingham to City College in Norwich. The requirement was for one four-seat vehicle, with no passenger assistant, operating on Thursdays and Fridays. Delivery is associated with Suffolk and Norwich, with the council’s passenger transport service based in Ipswich. This is a local scheduled transport service rather than a general vehicle supply contract. The procurement falls within transport services, covering the operation of the specified route and the associated journeys for the college passengers. Businesses with suitable passenger vehicle operations, local route knowledge and the ability to provide reliable scheduled transport are the relevant market. The procurement has been completed through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The tender closed at 9am on 7 September 2026, and the award was made on 9 September 2026. Five One Taxis Ltd was selected, with an awarded value recorded as £0. The awarded contract runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2028. The original requirement allowed submissions to be clarified until 9am on 4 September 2026. The tender was recorded as a services procurement and was evaluated through the competition route within the existing transport services purchasing system. For a supplier that did not win, this award shows that Suffolk County Council uses its passenger transport purchasing system to commission small, defined education travel routes. A credible competitor would need a four-seat passenger vehicle, the operational capacity to run a fixed route between Worlingham and City College in Norwich on two specified weekdays, and dependable scheduling for regular college journeys. The requirement also demonstrates demand for services that can operate without a passenger assistant, so suppliers should be able to match the passenger support model set by the council. Local knowledge, route planning, vehicle availability, service continuity and experience delivering passenger transport would help a business compete credibly when this requirement returns. ## 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. QOC600 Worlingham to City College, Norwich (4 seated veicle - no passenger assistant required) - route operates Thursdays and Fridays only. 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 7th September 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9am on Friday 4th September 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 2028. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22427783-0915-4c98-9558-225536cc800a | | 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 Aug 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 | Five One Taxis Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 9 Sep 2026 at 11:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22427783-0915-4c98-9558-225536cc800a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/22427783-0915-4c98-9558-225536cc800a 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-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2dd7053-1e8c-4dbe-b5a5-1d2fe6bc623a.json.