--- title: "QIP168 0900 2026-10-07 - Ipswich - St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle for 4 days a week) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-21" --- # QIP168 0900 2026-10-07 - Ipswich - St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle for 4 days a week) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-a8820f15-d03f-42a6-9d4a-3b0f823f884d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council procured passenger transport for St Christopher’s Academy in Ipswich: a four-seated vehicle operating four days a week. The requirement is a local school transport service, with journeys associated with the academy in Ipswich. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council, through its Passenger Transport function. The service falls within passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). The procurement concerns vehicle-based transport rather than the supply of vehicles themselves, and is a specific route or service requirement for one school. The process was run as a call-off from the council’s passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 7 October 2026 following a selective call-off competition under a dynamic purchasing system. Two active awards are recorded: Cam Cab Ltd and Universal Cabs Ltd, each with an awarded value of £10,214.40. Both awards cover the same contract period, from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. The return deadline was 7 October 2026 at 9.00am; clarification questions were due by 2 October 2026 at 9.00am. The procurement is described as a single service requirement, with no lots identified. The available data does not set out the evaluation criteria or supplier eligibility requirements, so the basis on which the two suppliers were selected cannot be stated. This award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for a small-scale, school-specific passenger transport service: a four-seated vehicle running four days each week for St Christopher’s Academy in Ipswich. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable requirements from this buyer would need to provide suitable vehicle capacity and dependable scheduled transport serving the school. The council uses a dynamic purchasing system and selective call-off competitions for this type of work, so relevant experience operating within that route to market would be useful. Two suppliers received awards for this requirement, indicating that the service was split between providers, although the award data does not explain the allocation. The stated supplier-suitability assessment excluded SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, a factor relevant to businesses assessing their fit for a similar procurement. ## 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. QIP168 0900 2026-10-07 - Ipswich - St Christopher's Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle for 4 days a week) 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 9.00am on 7th October 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9.00am on 2nd October 2026, 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/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £10,214 | | 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 | 2 | | Supplier names | Cam Cab Ltd; Universal Cabs Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Oct 2026 at 14:07 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb - 21 Oct 2026 at 14:04 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:12 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4c1d744-00af-4f4d-aa35-3a059f2ec1fb 21st 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. 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