--- title: "QIP170 0900 2026-10-07 Eye - Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-07" --- # QIP170 0900 2026-10-07 Eye - Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport bought a passenger transport service for the QIP170 journey between Eye and Stone Lodge Academy in Ipswich, using a four-seated vehicle. The work is a small, route-specific transport requirement rather than a general transport service. The procurement was run by the Council’s passenger transport team. The stated destination is Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich; the journey begins in Eye. This requirement sits within the Council’s wider passenger transport services purchasing arrangement and concerns transport for this particular journey. The procurement is complete and was awarded to Royal Rides. The award date was 7 October 2026. The recorded award value is £0, so it does not provide a usable price benchmark. The contract period runs from 12 October 2026 to 31 July 2031. This was a mini-competition under a dynamic purchasing system for passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 9am on 7 October 2026, and clarification questions by 9am on 5 October 2026. The requirement was for one four-seated vehicle on the Eye–Stone Lodge Academy route. No evaluation criteria or supplier qualification requirements are stated in the process information. For providers of passenger transport, this award shows that Suffolk County Council buys individual, route-based journeys requiring a small-capacity vehicle through competitions under its passenger transport dynamic purchasing system. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need to be able to provide a four-seated vehicle and reliably cover the journey between Eye and Stone Lodge Academy in Ipswich. The Council’s selection of Royal Rides demonstrates that a supplier was appointed for this defined service, but the published award value of £0 gives no meaningful indication of the commercial scale or pricing. The stated suitability flags do not identify this requirement as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. ## 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. QIP170 0900 2026-10-07 Eye - Stone Lodge Academy, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle) 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 9.00am on Wednesday 7th October. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9.00am on Monday 5th October 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/3d00d1f9-9d84-43c9-aaea-4894789f8f66 | | 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 | 7 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 7 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 12 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | 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 - 7 Oct 2026 at 13:29 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d00d1f9-9d84-43c9-aaea-4894789f8f66 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d00d1f9-9d84-43c9-aaea-4894789f8f66 7th 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-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c25e1c6c-8279-4008-8043-55309522fce9.json.