--- title: "QFX015 0900 2026-09-22 Badingham to Felix Primary, Felixstowe (4-seater, PA required and infant car seat) - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council" published: "2026-09-22" --- # QFX015 0900 2026-09-22 Badingham to Felix Primary, Felixstowe (4-seater, PA required and infant car seat) - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a school journey from Badingham to Felix Primary in Felixstowe. The requirement is for a four-seat vehicle, with a passenger assistant and an infant car seat. The service is intended to transport a child or children safely between the stated location and Felix Primary. The delivery area is Suffolk, centred on the Badingham–Felixstowe route. This is a service requirement rather than a purchase of vehicles or equipment. It suits operators providing small-capacity, safeguarded passenger transport for education journeys, with vehicles and staff able to meet the specified seating, passenger-assistance and child-safety requirements. The relevant category is transport services, CPV 60000000. This procurement was a completed mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. A contract was awarded to A K Cars on 22 September 2026 for £126,008.95 including the stated currency, GBP. The awarded contract runs from 23 September 2026 to 31 July 2030. The tender submission deadline was 09:00 on 22 September 2026, and clarification questions closed at 09:00 on 21 September 2026. The council reserved the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2031. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. The procurement was evaluated through the mini-competition route, with the detailed award criteria set out in the procurement documents. This award demonstrates established demand from Suffolk County Council for dedicated, small-vehicle school transport on a defined local route. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to provide a reliable four-seat vehicle, arrange a suitable passenger assistant and supply an appropriate infant car seat. The work calls for dependable scheduled journeys, close attention to child safeguarding and the ability to support education transport in the Badingham and Felixstowe area. Operators with experience in school or passenger transport, robust driver and passenger-assistant arrangements, suitable insurance and compliance systems, and the capacity to maintain consistent service standards would be well placed. The requirement also shows that the council uses its passenger transport purchasing system for route-specific competitions. ## 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. QFX015 0900 2026-09-22 Badingham to Felix Primary, Felixstowe (4-seater, PA required and infant car seat) 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 2026-09-22. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-09-21 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website. The council reserves the right to extend this contract up until 31/07/2031 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a11ff78-0b73-42c9-b273-d12cc9af59d5 | | 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 | 22 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 22 Sep 2026 | | Contract period | 23 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £126,008 | | 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 | A K Cars | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 22 Sep 2026 at 13:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a11ff78-0b73-42c9-b273-d12cc9af59d5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a11ff78-0b73-42c9-b273-d12cc9af59d5 22nd 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-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe528fff-5dcc-4d15-b2fd-40c6fc9a7a25.json.