--- title: "QLT352 2026-08-24 (0900) Henstead - Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Blundeston (4 seats) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-25" --- # QLT352 2026-08-24 (0900) Henstead - Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Blundeston (4 seats) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport is procuring passenger transport services for a four-seat school journey between Henstead and Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Blundeston. The requirement is for transporting pupils to and from the school, with the service delivered in the Blundeston and Henstead area of Suffolk. It falls within the broad category of passenger transport services, excluding waste transport. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. This is a small, dedicated school transport requirement rather than a general fleet, public bus or wider passenger transport contract. The named destination is Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, and the vehicle capacity requirement is four seats. The procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The award was made on 25 August 2026 to Andalusia Trading Ltd trading as Roadrunner Taxis. The awarded value is £0 GBP. The awarded contract period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The tender submission deadline was 09:00 on 24 August 2026, and clarification questions closed at 09:00 on 21 August 2026. The tender was for services and the process is recorded as complete. The opportunity was marked as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations. This award shows that Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport uses its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System to source small, local school journeys with defined vehicle capacity requirements. A credible future supplier would need to provide reliable pupil transport for a four-seat requirement, operate around Henstead, Blundeston and Suffolk, and meet the council’s arrangements for participating in a mini-competition under the relevant transport purchasing system. Local taxi and private-hire operators with suitable vehicles, dependable drivers and experience of regular school services are the closest commercial fit. The award also indicates demand for a focused route rather than a large-scale transport operation, so operators able to manage consistent school-day scheduling and dependable daily delivery would be well placed. ## 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. QLT352 2026-08-24 (0900) Henstead - Blundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Blundeston (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 24/08/2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 on 21/08/2026 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/d6b1ce3c-558d-4379-8d69-cf28fe52d6bd | | 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 | 25 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 3 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | 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 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 | Andalusia Trading Ltd T/A Roadrunner Taxis | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 25 Aug 2026 at 09:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6b1ce3c-558d-4379-8d69-cf28fe52d6bd ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6b1ce3c-558d-4379-8d69-cf28fe52d6bd 25th 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-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-dabd4af1-8d15-4c88-80d1-bf7fa40d0a0e.json.