--- title: "ASB251 0930 2026-09-30 Debenham - Stowmarket resource centre, Stowmarket (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-30" --- # ASB251 0930 2026-09-30 Debenham - Stowmarket resource centre, Stowmarket (4-seated vehicle required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport has procured a passenger transport service for the Debenham–Stowmarket Resource Centre route. The requirement calls for a four-seat vehicle to carry passengers to the centre in Stowmarket. This is a local, route-specific transport service rather than a general transport contract, and its scale is defined by the specified vehicle capacity and journey. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The procurement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport service requirements, with this award covering the named route and destination. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to A2B Needham Market on 30 September 2026. The awarded value is £95,943.12. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 July 2031. The requirement was run as a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services. The published description gives submission and clarification deadlines of 30 September 2026 at 09:30 and 29 September 2026 at 09:00 respectively. No award evaluation criteria are stated in the available process details. Suffolk County Council marked the service as unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. For a future requirement on this route, a credible competitor would need to provide a suitable four-seat vehicle and reliably deliver passenger journeys between Debenham and Stowmarket Resource Centre. The award demonstrates demand for a focused, local passenger service commissioned by Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, rather than a large fleet or broad-area transport operation. A supplier’s ability to resource the required vehicle and sustain the service over a multi-year contract would be commercially relevant. The selected supplier, A2B Needham Market, provides a benchmark for the type of operator that secured this work. The buyer used a mini-competition within its passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so suppliers seeking similar work would need to be positioned to participate through that route. ## 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. ASB251 0930 2026-09-30 Debenham - Stowmarket resource centre, Stowmarket (4-seated vehicle 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 0930 2026-09-30 . Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-29 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/8f83a1ab-4150-4fc1-8601-0130187018ce | | 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 | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £95,943 | | 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 | A2B Needham Market | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 13:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f83a1ab-4150-4fc1-8601-0130187018ce ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8f83a1ab-4150-4fc1-8601-0130187018ce 30th 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-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eafd61c8-7b6b-45fb-bc0a-c958c6ae026d.json.