--- title: "QIP094 0900 2026-08-11 Hadleigh - Building SEND Castles, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-11" --- # QIP094 0900 2026-08-11 Hadleigh - Building SEND Castles, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA required) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) journey from Hadleigh to Building SEND Castles in Ipswich. The requirement was for a vehicle seating four passengers and a personal assistant to accompany the service. The work is a service contract managed by Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, with the delivery location identified in Ipswich, Suffolk. The requirement sits within the council’s wider passenger transport purchasing arrangements and concerns the safe, assisted transport of children or young people requiring SEND provision. The selected supplier is based in Ipswich, indicating that local operating knowledge may be relevant to delivering this type of journey reliably. This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It was run as a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services. The award was made to Nice Travel Solutions Limited on 11 August 2026 for £46,968 excluding any stated tax. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender submission deadline was 11 August 2026 at 09:00, and clarification questions closed on 10 August 2026 at 09:00. The award is active. The requirement was evaluated through the purchasing system’s mini-competition route; the available record does not set out separate award criteria or multiple lots. For a supplier preparing for a comparable requirement, the evidence points to a need for dependable assisted passenger transport rather than a standard taxi journey. Credible operators would need access to a four-seat vehicle, a personal assistant able to support the passenger or passengers, and the operational discipline to provide a consistent SEND journey between Hadleigh and Ipswich. Experience of transporting children or young people with additional needs, safeguarding practice, suitable driver and passenger-assistant arrangements, and reliable scheduling would be commercially relevant capabilities to demonstrate. The buyer marked this requirement as unsuitable for SMEs, so suppliers should consider whether they have sufficient operational capacity and established procedures to meet council passenger transport expectations. ## 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. QIP094 0900 2026-08-11 Hadleigh - Building SEND Castles, Ipswich (4-seated vehicle and a PA 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 0900 2026-08-11. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-08-10 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/b177982a-3922-454c-a6f8-c5082aaa9c1d | | 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 | 11 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 11 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 11 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £46,968 | | 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 | Nice Travel Solutions Limited | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 11 Aug 2026 at 13:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b177982a-3922-454c-a6f8-c5082aaa9c1d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b177982a-3922-454c-a6f8-c5082aaa9c1d 11th 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-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f12099e1-421e-492b-80f2-abdf07ec42b3.json.