--- title: "2026-08-07 09:00 - QBE403 Newmarket to Include, Bury St Edmunds - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-18" --- # 2026-08-07 09:00 - QBE403 Newmarket to Include, Bury St Edmunds - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for the route from Newmarket, including Bury St Edmunds. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport service arrangements and is classified as transport services, excluding waste transport. The work is a service contract for transporting passengers along the specified route, with delivery associated with Suffolk and the Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds corridor. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The requirement is relevant to passenger transport operators, bus and coach companies, community transport providers and other businesses able to deliver scheduled or contract passenger services between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds under the council’s purchasing arrangements. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made to First Stop Travel EA Limited on 18 August 2026 for £17,480. The awarded contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 7 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 3 August 2026 at 15:00. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises. The recorded procurement category is services, and the completed process produced one active award to the named supplier. For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award demonstrates a defined requirement for passenger transport linking Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds, bought by Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport through its Dynamic Purchasing System. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to operate passenger transport services reliably along the relevant corridor, manage scheduled council work and meet the operational standards required by the purchasing system and mini-competition. Passenger transport operators with suitable vehicles, competent drivers, route-planning and service-management capability would be better placed to compete. Experience delivering contracted transport for public authorities would also help demonstrate dependable performance, compliance and the ability to support the council’s passenger service needs. ## 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. Newmarket to Include, Bury St Edmunds. 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 Friday 7th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Monday 3rd August 2026 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/53fdf57e-43bf-47f0-8a73-e0047793974f | | 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 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 7 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 18 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £17,480 | | 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 Passenger Transport | | 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 | First Stop Travel EA limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 18 Aug 2026 at 11:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53fdf57e-43bf-47f0-8a73-e0047793974f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53fdf57e-43bf-47f0-8a73-e0047793974f 18th August 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-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-b98e039f-1d59-4c71-ae2b-f17e9ac82504.json.