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title: "QIP924 0900 2026-10-01 Boxford - Suffolk new college, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD"
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# QIP924 0900 2026-10-01 Boxford - Suffolk new college, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD

Buyer: Suffolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b91a91fc-515f-4cb1-a6e1-6210f395e7ed

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for travel from Boxford to Suffolk New College in Ipswich, using a four-seated vehicle. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport service and is a specific journey rather than a general transport provision. The delivery location is identified as Ipswich, with the route starting in Boxford. This is a transport services requirement (CPV 60000000), bought by the council’s passenger transport function.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Suffolk County Council ran a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. UNITY TRAVEL ltd was selected, with an award value of £6,094.44. The award was made on 2 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 6 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. Submissions were due by 1 October 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions by 30 September 2026 at 09:00. The requirement was for one four-seated vehicle to provide the Boxford–Suffolk New College journey in Ipswich.

For operators competing for similar Suffolk County Council passenger transport work, this award demonstrates demand for a small-capacity vehicle serving a defined journey between Boxford and a college in Ipswich. Credible suppliers need to provide a four-seated vehicle and reliably deliver the specified route and service over the contract period. The buyer procured this journey through a mini-competition within its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so familiarity with that route to market is relevant. This is a narrowly scoped transport service; operators whose fleets and operating model suit scheduled, low-capacity passenger journeys are better aligned than providers focused on large vehicles or broad network operations.

## 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. QIP924 0900 2026-10-01 Boxford - Suffolk new college, Ipswich (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 2026-10-01. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-30 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/8d2c7a26-5fdf-4090-88ad-82fc059684f5 |
| 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 6 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,094 |
| 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 | UNITY TRAVEL ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 08:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d2c7a26-5fdf-4090-88ad-82fc059684f5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8d2c7a26-5fdf-4090-88ad-82fc059684f5
  2nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us

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