--- title: "QLS066 2026-09-23 (0900) Bury St Edmunds - Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-23" --- # QLS066 2026-09-23 (0900) Bury St Edmunds - Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a four-seat journey between Bury St Edmunds and Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall. The requirement is a specific school transport route, rather than general passenger transport. The listed delivery address is in Ipswich, Suffolk, while the route description identifies Bury St Edmunds and Blaxhall as the journey locations. The buyer ran this competition under its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The work is categorised as transport services (CPV 60000000). The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to A2B Needham Market. The award date was 23 September 2026, at a value of £26,174.40. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. It was a mini-competition under the passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The stated submission deadline was 09:00 on 23 September 2026, and clarification questions were due by 09:00 on 22 September 2026. The requirement was for one four-seat route; no separate lots are identified. The published suitability assessment marks the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are reported. For suppliers considering similar school transport work for Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, this award shows demand for a dedicated, four-seat route serving a named school and journey locations. A credible competitor would need to provide suitable vehicle capacity and reliably operate the specified route for the school term period. The buyer used a mini-competition through its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers would need to be positioned to participate through that route. The awarded supplier was A2B Needham Market. The suitability assessment indicates the requirement was not considered suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises, a relevant signal for businesses assessing their scale and operating model against comparable work. ## 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. QLS066 2026-09-23 (0900) Bury St Edmunds - Compass Community School Aylward Park: Meadow View, Blaxhall (4 seats) 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 on 23/09/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 22/09/2026 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/483298e1-c1b4-4f78-b505-853f8c316f08 | | 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 | 23 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 28 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £26,174 | | 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 | A2B Needham Market | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 23 Sep 2026 at 17:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/483298e1-c1b4-4f78-b505-853f8c316f08 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/483298e1-c1b4-4f78-b505-853f8c316f08 23rd 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-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c208381e-50a3-47b6-84ee-2a974986a3df.json.