--- title: "QOC531 09:00 2026-08-19 Ipswich to New College, Worcester - 4-seater vehicle & female PA required - Weekly boarder - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-19" --- # QOC531 09:00 2026-08-19 Ipswich to New College, Worcester - 4-seater vehicle & female PA required - Weekly boarder - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a weekly boarding student travelling from Ipswich to New College, Worcester. The requirement was for a four-seater vehicle and a female personal assistant, covering the journey between the student’s home area in Ipswich and the college in Worcester. The service falls within the broad category of transport services, including passenger transport (CPV 60000000). Delivery is associated with Suffolk and Worcestershire, with the stated route beginning in Ipswich and ending at New College, Worcester. The procurement was run by the council’s passenger transport function, as a mini-competition under its Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The award was made to Hadleigh Executive Travel Ltd on 19 August 2026 for £51,680. The awarded contract period runs from 2 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The procurement used a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The original tender deadline was 19 August 2026 at 09:00, with clarification questions due by 12 August 2026 at 09:00. Suffolk County Council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2028. The published data identifies one active award and one supplier. The opportunity was recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises. For a supplier assessing future council transport requirements, this award demonstrates demand for dedicated, education-related passenger transport on a regular cross-county journey. Credible competitors would need to provide a suitable four-seater vehicle, reliably cover the Ipswich-to-Worcester route, and supply a female personal assistant alongside the driving service. The requirement also indicates that the buyer uses a Dynamic Purchasing System and mini-competitions to source individual passenger transport journeys, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need to understand and operate through that route. Relevant strengths include dependable scheduling for weekly boarders, safeguarding-aware passenger support, continuity across the school term and the capacity to manage a bespoke home-to-college service rather than general taxi work. The named awardee is an established local executive travel provider. ## 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. QOC531 09:00 2026-08-19 Ipswich to New College, Worcester - 4-seater vehicle & female PA required - Weekly boarder 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 2026-08-19. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 09:00 2026-08-12 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 2028 -07-31. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/055a1c09-e1f2-4c3e-9d3d-431f994922a8 | | 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 | 19 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 19 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 19 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 2 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £51,680 | | 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 | Hadleigh Executive Travel Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 19 Aug 2026 at 15:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/055a1c09-e1f2-4c3e-9d3d-431f994922a8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/055a1c09-e1f2-4c3e-9d3d-431f994922a8 19th 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-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d517f69b-2c7c-4e08-a0dc-e757c0c5f65e.json.