--- title: "QBH209 2026-09-11 (0900) Lowestoft - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-14" --- # QBH209 2026-09-11 (0900) Lowestoft - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a dedicated journey between Lowestoft and Kinda Forest School in Holton, Suffolk. The requirement was for a vehicle providing four passenger seats together with a passenger assistant (PA), indicating a small-capacity school transport service with an accompanying support role. The work falls within general transport services, covering the operation and support needed to convey passengers safely to the named school. The stated delivery location includes Holton and the wider Suffolk area, with the council’s passenger transport function based in Ipswich. This opportunity is relevant to operators providing small vehicles, school or community transport, and passenger-assistant services. This procurement has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The selected supplier is SPRY Management. The award was made on 14 September 2026 at a value of £10,129.28, and the contract runs from 15 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original submission deadline was 09:00 on 11 September 2026, with clarification questions due by 09:00 on 10 September 2026. The tender was for services and the process is complete. The requirement was evaluated through the DPS mini-competition route; the published information identifies the journey, vehicle capacity and passenger-assistant requirement rather than a separate evaluation weighting. For a supplier considering similar work, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for small-capacity education transport linking Lowestoft with a school in Holton. A credible competitor would need to provide a suitable vehicle with at least four passenger seats, deliver reliable school transport operations, and supply a competent passenger assistant alongside the driving service. Experience of transporting children or other passengers requiring supported journeys would be commercially relevant, as would the operational capacity to cover a regular service across Suffolk for the full contract term. The work was bought through a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition, so suppliers seeking comparable council opportunities would need to understand that route and maintain the capability, compliance and day-to-day reliability expected for passenger transport. ## 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. QBH209 2026-09-11 (0900) Lowestoft - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and a PA) 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 11/09/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 10/09/2026 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/b2c95be2-1df4-4eb1-a3fe-5bb61c76bc9e | | 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 | 14 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 15 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £10,129 | | 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 | SPRY Management | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 14 Sep 2026 at 10:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2c95be2-1df4-4eb1-a3fe-5bb61c76bc9e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b2c95be2-1df4-4eb1-a3fe-5bb61c76bc9e 14th 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-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cac769b4-0dfa-4c7b-b7f3-609bad2cfaa4.json.