--- title: "QIP957 0900 2026-10-21 Kesgrave - Piper's vale academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-21" --- # QIP957 0900 2026-10-21 Kesgrave - Piper's vale academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for travel from Kesgrave to Piper’s Vale Academy in Ipswich. The requirement calls for a four-seated vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA). It forms part of the council’s wider passenger transport service requirements and is focused on this school journey. The recorded delivery location is Ipswich, with the route identified as Kesgrave to the academy. The service is intended to transport passengers to and from the school; the procurement description does not set out further route, journey-frequency or passenger-support details. The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Suffolk County Council used a mini-competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The award was made on 21 October 2026 to a-z private hire services ltd, for £125,975.70. The awarded contract period runs from 22 October 2026 to 31 July 2031. The tender submission deadline was 21 October 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 20 October 2026 at 09:00. The requirement is for one service package: a four-seated vehicle and a passenger assistant for the Kesgrave–Piper’s Vale Academy journey. The procurement data records no evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements. For suppliers of school transport, this award demonstrates demand from Suffolk County Council for a dedicated, small-capacity vehicle service with a passenger assistant on a Kesgrave–Piper’s Vale Academy route. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to provide a four-seated vehicle and suitably deliver passenger-assistant support as part of the school journey. The selected supplier was a private hire company, showing that this type of provider won this specific service. The council ran the competition through its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers seeking comparable work from this buyer would need to be positioned to participate through that route. The award indicates a multi-year service requirement, rather than a one-off vehicle hire. No further experience, accreditation or operational standards are stated in the procurement data. ## 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. QIP957 0900 2026-10-21 Kesgrave - Piper's vale academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA 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 2026-10-21. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-10-20 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/63c906a3-cba2-4c23-8545-c96d97b4f4a6 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Dynamic | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not applicable | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 22 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £125,975 | | 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 | a-z private hire services ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Oct 2026 at 14:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63c906a3-cba2-4c23-8545-c96d97b4f4a6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/63c906a3-cba2-4c23-8545-c96d97b4f4a6 21st October 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-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c0b6245f-3ce0-4875-b737-8d097e78c373.json.