--- title: "2026-08-19 QLT022 Eye to East Coast College Lowestoft (4 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-02" --- # 2026-08-19 QLT022 Eye to East Coast College Lowestoft (4 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled journey from Eye to East Coast College in Lowestoft. The requirement was for a vehicle with four seated passenger places, and did not require a passenger assistant. The work falls within transport services, excluding waste transport, and is intended to support travel between the Eye area and the college in Lowestoft. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich, and the service is delivered in Suffolk. This is a small, defined passenger transport operation rather than a general fleet, logistics or waste transport requirement. Businesses should therefore have the ability to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and operate the specified journey reliably for the council’s passenger transport service. This procurement has been completed and awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. The submission deadline was 9am on 1 September 2026, and the contract started on 7 September 2026. The contract period runs to 31 July 2028, with the council reserving the right to extend it until 31 July 2029. The contract was awarded on 2 September 2026 to SPRY Management for £82,650. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The procurement was a services contract, with the award made to one supplier. The published process does not state a separate procurement method or evaluation weighting beyond the mini-competition route. For a supplier assessing future requirements from this buyer, the award demonstrates demand for dedicated, small-capacity passenger transport connecting communities with an educational destination in Suffolk. A credible competitor would need a reliable four-seat passenger vehicle, suitable operating arrangements for a regular route between Eye and Lowestoft, and the capacity to provide the service without a passenger assistant. Experience in passenger transport and dependable day-to-day journey delivery would be relevant, particularly where the service supports access to college. The requirement was run through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers seeking comparable work should be able to operate through that route and respond to mini-competitions. The procurement was recorded as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or 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. QLT022 Eye to East Coast College Lowestoft (4 seated vehicle - no passenger assistant required). 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 9am on Tuesday 1st September 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 9am on Friday 28th 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 2029. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96be0673-47fc-4591-8b33-31ebfa9ae2aa | | 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 | 2 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 2 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £82,650 | | 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 - 2 Sep 2026 at 08:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96be0673-47fc-4591-8b33-31ebfa9ae2aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96be0673-47fc-4591-8b33-31ebfa9ae2aa 2nd 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-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e6aaa0b8-0b8d-4382-8377-062c9e91365d.json.