--- title: "QOC031 0900 2026-09-18 Lowestoft - Castle farm, St Olaves, Norfolk (4-seated vehicle and a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-18" --- # QOC031 0900 2026-09-18 Lowestoft - Castle farm, St Olaves, Norfolk (4-seated vehicle and a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a supported journey between Lowestoft and Castle Farm, St Olaves, Norfolk. The requirement was for a four-seated vehicle and a personal assistant (PA), indicating a small-scale escorted transport service rather than general fleet provision. The main work category is transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000). The delivery information includes a postcode in Ipswich and broad United Kingdom coverage, while the procurement title identifies Lowestoft, Castle Farm and St Olaves as the service locations. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The opportunity was run as a mini-competition under the council’s dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. This procurement is complete and has been awarded. It was conducted as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system, with submissions due by 09:00 on 18 September 2026 and clarification questions due by 09:00 on 17 September 2026. The award was made on 18 September 2026 to SPRY Management for £13,921.68 including the stated GBP currency. The awarded contract period runs from 21 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The requirement was evaluated through the mini-competition process, but the available procurement record does not state the detailed scoring or award criteria. The contract is for services and was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. For suppliers who did not win, this award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for local, tightly scoped passenger transport delivered with a four-seated vehicle and a personal assistant. A credible competitor for this requirement would need to provide a suitable small vehicle, reliable escorted passenger transport and staffing capacity for the specified journey between Lowestoft and Castle Farm, St Olaves. Local operating knowledge and the ability to organise both vehicle and PA provision would be commercially relevant. The award also shows that the council uses a dynamic purchasing system and mini-competitions for this type of passenger transport, so suppliers seeking similar future work would need to be able to operate through that route and meet its participation requirements. ## 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. QOC031 0900 2026-09-18 Lowestoft - Castle farm, St Olaves, Norfolk (4-seated vehicle and a PA) 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 0900 2026-09-18 . Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-17 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/249026bd-7900-4b62-9495-b87e82409590 | | 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 | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 21 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £13,921 | | 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 | SPRY Management | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 13:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/249026bd-7900-4b62-9495-b87e82409590 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/249026bd-7900-4b62-9495-b87e82409590 18th 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-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ab71cffc-e0a7-480c-8d8e-05ea8fc16dea.json.