--- title: "QSC175 2026-10-13 0900 Ipswich & Hadleigh to Chalk Hill Gt Cornard Sudbury (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-14" --- # QSC175 2026-10-13 0900 Ipswich & Hadleigh to Chalk Hill Gt Cornard Sudbury (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a four-seat passenger transport service from Ipswich and Hadleigh to Chalk Hill, Great Cornard, Sudbury. The requirement is for a specific journey rather than general transport provision, and forms part of the council’s wider passenger transport services. The delivery locations named for this route are in Suffolk, with the buyer based in Ipswich. The service is relevant to operators able to provide small-capacity passenger journeys between the named areas. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 14 October 2026 to Cabs 4 U. The awarded value is £99,928.98. The contract runs from 15 October 2026 to 31 July 2030; the council reserved the right to extend it up to 31 July 2031. The competition was run under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. The submission deadline was 13 October 2026, and clarification questions were due by 12 October 2026. The published details describe a four-seat requirement, but do not set out the evaluation criteria or a separate scoring basis. This award shows that Suffolk County Council buys route-specific, small-capacity passenger transport, with a four-seat vehicle requirement for travel between Ipswich and Hadleigh and Chalk Hill, Great Cornard, Sudbury. A credible competitor for this buyer would need to operate passenger transport suited to the route and capacity, and be able to deliver the specified journeys reliably across a multi-year service period. The competition was conducted through the council’s passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need to be equipped to participate through that route. Cabs 4 U, an Ipswich-based operator, was selected for this requirement. The opportunity is most relevant to passenger transport operators whose service model and operating capacity match a defined local route, rather than providers of larger-scale or unrelated transport services. ## 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. QSC175 2026-10-13 0900 Ipswich & Hadleigh to Chalk Hill Gt Cornard Sudbury (4 seats) 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 2026-10-13 0900. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 2026-10-12 0900 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31 July 2031. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48402afb-36a2-44ba-9650-8514d9359288 | | 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 | 14 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 15 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £99,928 | | 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 | cabs4u | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 14 Oct 2026 at 13:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48402afb-36a2-44ba-9650-8514d9359288 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/48402afb-36a2-44ba-9650-8514d9359288 14th October 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-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a2de1f10-bba8-4a86-8429-13b6e8ca8d6f.json.