--- title: "QIP480 0900 2026-10-16 East Bergholt/Ipswich - Suffolk new college, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-10-16" --- # QIP480 0900 2026-10-16 East Bergholt/Ipswich - Suffolk new college, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured a passenger transport service for a journey from East Bergholt to Suffolk New College in Ipswich. The requirement was for a four-seated vehicle and a passenger assistant, indicating a small-scale, accompanied passenger journey rather than a general transport operation. The delivery location is associated with Ipswich (IP1 2BX). The procurement was run as a mini-competition under the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System. The buyer is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, based in Ipswich. The service category is passenger transport services (CPV 60000000). The procurement is complete and was awarded to Unity Travel Ltd. The award was made on 16 October 2026, for £11,411.40. The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 July 2027. This was a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System. The original submission deadline was 16 October 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions were due by 15 October 2026 at 09:00. The requirement was treated as one service package for the specified journey and vehicle. The published information does not set out the evaluation criteria or selection requirements, so the award basis cannot be described further. For transport operators considering a comparable future requirement from Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, this award demonstrates demand for a small vehicle with passenger-assistant provision on a defined East Bergholt–Ipswich journey. A credible supplier would need to provide a suitable four-seated vehicle and staff able to accompany passengers, while delivering a reliable, route-specific service over a defined school-term-style period. The contract was awarded through a mini-competition within the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System, so familiarity with that route and the ability to respond to individual journey requirements would be relevant. The selected supplier was a local Ipswich transport company, making the award a useful indicator of the operational scale and local delivery context, rather than a large fleet or region-wide transport contract. ## 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. QIP480 0900 2026-10-16 East Bergholt/Ipswich - Suffolk new college, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA) 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 2026-10-16. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-10-15 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/3674c70e-1133-4168-af1f-b186868092e0 | | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 16 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £11,411 | | 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 | UNITY TRAVEL ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 16 Oct 2026 at 13:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3674c70e-1133-4168-af1f-b186868092e0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3674c70e-1133-4168-af1f-b186868092e0 16th October 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-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f0b37b8e-44fb-4219-97f3-a3046aff252f.json.