--- title: "2026-08-18 09:00 - QBE416 North Bury St Edmunds to Riverwalk School, Bury St Edmunds - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-21" --- # 2026-08-18 09:00 - QBE416 North Bury St Edmunds to Riverwalk School, Bury St Edmunds - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport commissioned a passenger transport service for the North Bury St Edmunds to Riverwalk School route in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement is a school transport service, falling within the wider category of transport services. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, and delivery is associated with Bury St Edmunds and the specified route. This is a local authority requirement for transporting passengers to and from a named school. The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. Businesses operating passenger transport services and able to serve this school route are the relevant market. The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It was run as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. Returned submissions were due by 09:00 on 18 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 15:00 on 14 August 2026. The contract was awarded to 24x7 Ltd on 21 August 2026 for £318,288. The contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2031, and the council reserved the right to extend it until 31 July 2034. The procurement was treated as a services contract. The award data records the successful supplier and an active award; the tender itself is recorded as complete. This award is evidence of established demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated school passenger transport on a defined local route. A credible future competitor would need to operate passenger transport services and demonstrate the practical capacity to serve a regular journey between North Bury St Edmunds and Riverwalk School in Bury St Edmunds. Familiarity with the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and its mini-competition route would be commercially relevant, since this requirement was competed through that arrangement. The opportunity was not identified as suitable for SMEs, so businesses should assess whether their operating scale and resources match the buyer’s expectations before pursuing similar council requirements. ## 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. North Bury St Edmunds to Riverwalk School, Bury St Edmunds. 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 Tuesday 18th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Friday 14th August 2026 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31st July 2034. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65eeb819-b32d-4b47-9753-d37ab90eb1ab | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £318,288 | | 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 | 24x7 Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65eeb819-b32d-4b47-9753-d37ab90eb1ab ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/65eeb819-b32d-4b47-9753-d37ab90eb1ab 21st 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-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-cfc1d518-c1ae-47f5-81b3-0a85bdbd62ea.json.