--- title: "QOC922 09:00 2026-09-10 Stowmarket to Gretton School (Rectory Site) Girton, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle & Passenger Assistant required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-10" --- # QOC922 09:00 2026-09-10 Stowmarket to Gretton School (Rectory Site) Girton, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle & Passenger Assistant required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey from Stowmarket to Gretton School, Rectory Site, in Girton, Cambridgeshire. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant, supporting transport for a pupil or pupils travelling to the school site. The service falls within transport services, excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000), and is classified as a service procurement. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, Suffolk. The requirement concerns a specific education transport route rather than general fleet provision, so relevant suppliers are operators able to provide a suitable small vehicle, passenger assistance and reliable scheduled journeys between the named locations. The procurement has been completed and awarded through a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The submission deadline was 10 September 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 9 September 2026. The contract was awarded on 10 September 2026 to 24x7 Ltd for £245,893.44 including the published currency, GBP. The contract period runs from 14 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The council reserved the right to extend the contract up to 31 July 2031. The awarded contract is active and the wider tender is complete. The published process identified the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. For a supplier assessing future demand from this buyer, the award demonstrates a substantial, multi-year requirement for dedicated home-to-school or school-route passenger transport using a small four-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant. A credible competitor would need dependable access to an appropriate vehicle, the staffing capacity to provide passenger assistance, and the operational discipline to deliver regular journeys between Stowmarket and Gretton School’s Rectory Site in Girton. Experience of passenger transport for education settings, safeguarding-aware working practices, reliable attendance and the ability to manage a route over several school years would strengthen a future response. The procurement was run through a Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers should be able to operate within that purchasing route and meet its 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. QOC922 09:00 2026-09-10 Stowmarket to Gretton School (Rectory Site) Girton, Cambs - 4-seater vehicle & Passenger Assistant 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 2026-09-10. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-09 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2031-07-31. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7a741a6-2c5c-4b07-a080-748603c6a794 | | 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 | 10 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 10 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 14 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £245,893 | | 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 | 24x7 Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 10 Sep 2026 at 13:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7a741a6-2c5c-4b07-a080-748603c6a794 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c7a741a6-2c5c-4b07-a080-748603c6a794 10th 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-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b1d08571-311a-4c04-9ee6-a72e4d5f8c9a.json.