--- title: "QOC958 09:00 2026-09-29 Sudbury to Colchester Institute, Colchester - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-29" --- # QOC958 09:00 2026-09-29 Sudbury to Colchester Institute, Colchester - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport for a journey from Sudbury to Colchester Institute in Colchester. The requirement called for a four-seat vehicle, indicating a small-vehicle transport service rather than a fleet-scale operation. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The route links Sudbury with the Colchester Institute site in Colchester; the procurement does not describe additional routes or wider service tasks. This was a service requirement for the council’s passenger transport programme, run as a mini-competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Royal Rides. The award was made on 29 September 2026 at a value of £52,572.85. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. The competition was conducted through the buyer’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The tender deadline was 29 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 28 September 2026. The stated evaluation basis and detailed eligibility requirements are not available in the supplied procurement information. The requirement was a single journey service from Sudbury to Colchester Institute using a four-seat vehicle; no separate lot awards are reported. For suppliers that did not win, this award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for a small-vehicle service on the Sudbury–Colchester Institute route. A credible competitor for this specific requirement would need access to a four-seat vehicle and the operational capacity to provide passenger transport over the contracted service period. The procurement was run as a mini-competition within the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so familiarity with that route to market would be relevant when competing for comparable council requirements. The selected supplier was Royal Rides. The opportunity reflects a defined, local transport service rather than broad passenger transport provision, and is most relevant to operators able to deliver this journey reliably with a small vehicle. ## 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. QOC958 09:00 2026-09-29 Sudbury to Colchester Institute, Colchester - 4-seater 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 09:00 2026-09-29. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-09-28 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/2414de39-df1a-486c-aeb4-f3fa63333c3b | | 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 | 29 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £52,572 | | 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 | Royal Rides | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 29 Sep 2026 at 13:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2414de39-df1a-486c-aeb4-f3fa63333c3b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2414de39-df1a-486c-aeb4-f3fa63333c3b 29th 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-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-bdceb697-97a4-4af4-8dcf-5b6757368502.json.