--- title: "QNT072 09:00 2026-09-03 Bury ST Edmunds to All Saints Primary School, Newmarket - 4-seater Vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-03" --- # QNT072 09:00 2026-09-03 Bury ST Edmunds to All Saints Primary School, Newmarket - 4-seater Vehicle and a Passenger Assistant required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey from Bury St Edmunds to All Saints Primary School in Newmarket. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle and a passenger assistant to support the transport of a child or children on this route. This is a local passenger transport operation rather than vehicle supply alone: the provider must supply the vehicle and the accompanying passenger-assistance service. The procurement falls under transport services (CPV 60000000) and the work is delivered in Suffolk, connecting Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The submission deadline was 09:00 on 3 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 2 September 2026. Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd was selected for an award of £56,221. The awarded contract runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The opportunity was classed as a services procurement and was identified as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The published information records the award as active and gives 3 September 2026 as the award date. This procurement shows that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport uses a structured purchasing route for dedicated school journeys requiring both a small vehicle and passenger assistance. A credible future competitor would need reliable access to a four-seater vehicle, the capacity to provide a passenger assistant, and the operational discipline to deliver a regular home-to-school or school-route service between Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket. Relevant strengths would include dependable daily scheduling, safeguarding-aware passenger care, contingency arrangements for vehicle or staffing problems, and experience working to council transport requirements. The buying pattern is particularly relevant to operators already providing contracted passenger transport and able to manage small, tightly defined school routes. ## 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. QNT072 09:00 2026-09-03 Bury ST Edmunds to All Saints Primary School, Newmarket - 4-seater Vehicle and a 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 2026-09-03. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-02 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/b5bc9fa6-ed66-4a6a-a6cf-6a935372ce83 | | 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 | 3 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 3 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £56,221 | | 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 | Zoom Cambridge Cars Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 3 Sep 2026 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5bc9fa6-ed66-4a6a-a6cf-6a935372ce83 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5bc9fa6-ed66-4a6a-a6cf-6a935372ce83 3rd 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-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b25c1b44-5fd8-428e-8de2-b647c6d10d33.json.