--- title: "2026-08-17 09:00 - QBE411 Haverhill to Riverwalk School (Sexton's Manor site), Bury St Edmunds - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport" published: "2026-08-21" --- # 2026-08-17 09:00 - QBE411 Haverhill to Riverwalk School (Sexton's Manor site), Bury St Edmunds - AWARD Buyer: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6.json) ## Summary Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport procured passenger transport services for a scheduled journey from Haverhill to Riverwalk School, Sexton’s Manor site, in Bury St Edmunds. The requirement covers transport for this school route, with delivery associated with Suffolk and the surrounding Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds area. The procurement falls within the broad transport services category (CPV 60000000). The selected supplier, Tim’s Minibus and Private Hire Ltd, is based in Haverhill, indicating a local operator is delivering the service. The buying organisation is Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport, whose wider role is arranging passenger transport services for the council. This is a service requirement rather than a purchase of vehicles, equipment or construction work. The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a mini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of passenger transport services. Submissions were due by 09:00 on 17 August 2026, with clarification questions due by 15:00 on 7 August 2026. The contract was awarded on 21 August 2026 to Tim’s Minibus and Private Hire Ltd for £70,300 including the stated currency of GBP. The awarded contract runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The tender’s stated contract period is the same, apart from a one-hour difference in the recorded start time. The tender status is complete. The route and school site form the defined requirement; the published award records one supplier and one award. This award is relevant to passenger transport operators able to provide a dependable school transport service between Haverhill and Bury St Edmunds. The successful supplier profile shows that a minibus and private-hire business can meet this type of requirement, with local operating knowledge likely to be commercially useful for a regular school route. Businesses considering future opportunities with Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport should be prepared to compete through the council’s passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System and demonstrate that they can provide the required vehicles, drivers, scheduling and day-to-day service reliability. The opportunity also indicates established demand for dedicated school transport rather than general haulage or unrelated transport services. Operators with a local Suffolk base or practical coverage of the route are the closest comparable competitors. ## 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. Haverhill to Riverwalk School (Sexton's Manor site), Bury St Edmunds. 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 09:00 Monday 17th August 2026. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 15:00 Friday 7th August 2026 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/513f00b0-5d3c-428e-aab3-11690ecf8ef1 | | 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 | 21 Aug 2026 | | Submission deadline | 17 Aug 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 21 Aug 2026 | | Contract period | 11 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £70,300 | | 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 | Tim's Minibus and Private Hire Ltd | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 21 Aug 2026 at 13:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/513f00b0-5d3c-428e-aab3-11690ecf8ef1 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/513f00b0-5d3c-428e-aab3-11690ecf8ef1 21st 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-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-fe5bae46-7d9d-4368-a450-842d56b0a1c6.json.