--- title: "QBE031 09:00 2026-08-12 Eye, to West Suffolk College (Minden House), Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater & PA required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-13" --- # QBE031 09:00 2026-08-12 Eye, to West Suffolk College (Minden House), Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater & PA required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled journey from Eye to West Suffolk College (Minden House) in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle and a personal assistant (PA), supporting transport to the college. The service falls within the transport services category (CPV 60000000). The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Russell Road, Ipswich, and the delivery route serves Eye and Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. This is a local, passenger-focused transport requirement rather than a general vehicle supply contract: relevant businesses would need to provide the vehicle, transport operation and PA support as a combined service. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Returned submissions were due by 09:00 on 12 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 5 August 2026. The contract was awarded on 13 August 2026 to First Stop Travel EA limited for £85,728 excluding any stated currency conversion, in GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The award is active, and the contract covers the Eye to West Suffolk College journey requiring a four-seater vehicle and PA support. For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement shows established demand from Suffolk County Council for contracted passenger transport on a specific education route. A credible future competitor would need to operate a suitable four-seat vehicle, provide reliable scheduled transport between Eye and West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds, and supply a personal assistant as part of the service. The successful supplier was First Stop Travel EA limited, indicating that a focused passenger transport operator can meet this type of requirement. Businesses considering similar council work should be able to demonstrate dependable vehicle availability, route planning, safe passenger handling and the staffing capacity to provide consistent PA support throughout the service. ## 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. QBE031 09:00 2026-08-12 Eye, to West Suffolk College (Minden House), Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater & PA 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 09:00 2026-08-12. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-05 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fd7aa88-85dc-4d03-900e-3d2422dfdf46 | | 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 | 13 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £85,728 | | 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 | First Stop Travel EA limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 13 Aug 2026 at 16:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fd7aa88-85dc-4d03-900e-3d2422dfdf46 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8fd7aa88-85dc-4d03-900e-3d2422dfdf46 13th 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-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a676a340-91df-46b8-b715-dc036a689c2a.json.