--- title: "QIP482 0900 2026-09-16 Felixstowe to Alderwood Academy Raeburn Rd, Ipswich IP3 0EW (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-23" --- # QIP482 0900 2026-09-16 Felixstowe to Alderwood Academy Raeburn Rd, Ipswich IP3 0EW (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a journey from Felixstowe to Alderwood Academy on Raeburn Road, Ipswich. The requirement specifies a four-seat vehicle. This is a single, route-specific transport service rather than a general vehicle or fleet purchase. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The journey serves the school at IP3 0EW; the procurement description identifies Felixstowe as the starting point. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Cabs 4 U. The award date was 17 September 2026, and the awarded contract value is £9,461.09. The contract runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The opportunity was run as a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 16 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 15 September 2026. The stated requirement was for one journey route using a four-seat vehicle. The published details do not describe the evaluation criteria. This award shows demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for a dedicated, route-specific school transport service using a four-seat vehicle. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide a suitable small vehicle and reliably operate the Felixstowe-to-Ipswich journey to Alderwood Academy. The service is modest in scale and time-limited, so suppliers able to cover a defined route with appropriate vehicle capacity may be well placed. The buyer used a mini-competition within its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system, making familiarity with competing for route-level transport work through that route commercially relevant. The award gives a practical indication of the type of vehicle and journey this buyer purchases. ## 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. QIP482 0900 2026-09-16 Felixstowe to Alderwood Academy Raeburn Rd, Ipswich IP3 0EW (4-seated vehicle 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 0900 2026-09-16. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-15 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/a1c935f7-a9f1-4efc-ae5b-1e0808a7fd32 | | 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 | 23 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £9,461 | | 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 - 23 Sep 2026 at 12:19 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1c935f7-a9f1-4efc-ae5b-1e0808a7fd32 - 17 Sep 2026 at 10:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1c935f7-a9f1-4efc-ae5b-1e0808a7fd32 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a1c935f7-a9f1-4efc-ae5b-1e0808a7fd32 23rd 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-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ad6ff966-aa3b-4c75-8bf7-759eb074c301.json.