--- title: "QBE057 09:00 2026-08-14 Bures St Mary & Sudbury to West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-17" --- # QBE057 09:00 2026-08-14 Bures St Mary & Sudbury to West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds - 4-seater vehicle required - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a journey from Bures St Mary and Sudbury to West Suffolk College in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle to provide the transport service. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, and the service is associated with Suffolk locations. This is a transport services requirement, classified under CPV 60000000. The procurement formed part of the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangements and concerned a specific route between the named communities and the college destination. The procurement is complete and was awarded on 17 August 2026 following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 14 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 7 August 2026. BMF Cars was awarded the contract for £68,400. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2029. The tender was for services and its recorded suitability settings state that it was not intended for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The requirement was evaluated through the purchasing system’s mini-competition process. This award shows established demand from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport for dedicated, small-capacity passenger journeys linking local communities with West Suffolk College. A credible future competitor would need reliable access to a suitable four-seater vehicle, the operational capacity to provide scheduled transport between Bures St Mary, Sudbury and Bury St Edmunds, and experience delivering passenger transport services consistently over a multi-year arrangement. Suppliers would also need to understand and operate through the council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services, including its mini-competition route. The buyer’s recorded suitability settings indicate that the requirement is aimed at organisations with capacity beyond the SME and VCSE categories. ## 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. QBE057 09:00 2026-08-14 Bures St Mary & Sudbury to West Suffolk College, Bury St Edmunds - 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 2026-08-14. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-07 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/20894c9b-e275-476c-a5df-eb277bf23e7e | | 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 | 17 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 14 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 17 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £68,400 | | 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 | BMF Cars | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 17 Aug 2026 at 13:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20894c9b-e275-476c-a5df-eb277bf23e7e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/20894c9b-e275-476c-a5df-eb277bf23e7e 17th 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-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11fc413-79cb-40af-905b-bfed368b1987.json.