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title: "Downham Market and Watlington to King's Lynn Schools and Colleges purchase of season tickets"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ed97"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Norfolk County Council"
published: "2026-08-27"
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# Downham Market and Watlington to King's Lynn Schools and Colleges purchase of season tickets

Buyer: Norfolk County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ed97

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## Summary

Norfolk County Council procured season tickets for home-to-school transport from Downham Market and Watlington to schools and colleges in King’s Lynn. The requirement is a passenger and road transport service providing bulk-flow season tickets for pupils travelling to education settings. It is relevant to operators, transport providers and organisations able to arrange or supply scheduled travel for school and college users. The buying organisation is Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich. The service connects the towns of Downham Market and Watlington with schools and colleges in King’s Lynn, so suppliers need to understand the journey requirements and transport network serving these locations. The procurement is categorised as a service and concerns road transport services rather than vehicle supply, construction or general education provision.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a below-threshold procedure, with the specific method recorded as unknown, and comprised one completed lot. Thameslink Southern Great Northern Ltd was awarded the contract on 12 August 2026. The contract was signed on 12 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its gross value is £71,250. The Council may extend the contract to 31 July 2028 if it considers this provides best value. The award covers the season-ticket requirement for the Downham Market and Watlington to King’s Lynn schools and colleges transport service. The award is active and the contract is active; no cancellation or termination is recorded.

This procurement demonstrates a defined public-sector demand for bulk season-ticket arrangements supporting home-to-school travel between Downham Market, Watlington and King’s Lynn. It provides a useful benchmark for transport operators and travel-service providers considering similar requirements from Norfolk County Council. A credible future competitor would need experience delivering passenger transport services for school and college users, arranging reliable scheduled journeys, and managing season-ticket or other bulk travel provision. It would also need operational capability across the relevant towns and routes, with sufficient capacity to serve multiple education destinations and coordinate travel for pupils over an academic service period. Providers able to combine local route knowledge, dependable customer administration and public-sector contract delivery experience would be well placed when this requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Downham Market and Watlington to King's Lynn Schools and Colleges purchase of season tickets. PS71,250.00 Bulk Flow provision for home to school transport to King's Lynn schools and colleges.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081762-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £71,250 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Norfolk County Council |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR1 2DH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | Lakenham |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Thameslink Southern Great Northern Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

### Codes

- 60100000 - Road transport services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2026 at 13:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081762-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081762-2026
  27th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.norfolk.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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