AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport awarded a passenger transport service for the Benhall–Kinda Forest School, Holton route (four seats and a passenger assistant) to AK CARS LTD. The published award value is £15,848.85.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award is recorded as active, with a stated service period from 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceA small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under the stated Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AK CARS LTD.
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-10ee5dba-f193-4311-8f3d-4310fac9aa32-1 · 15848.85 GBP · Active award
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The award names source supplier "A K Cars" and has a single supplier. Supplier verification identifies the legal company as AK CARS LTD. (company number 17343722). The award value is £15,848.85.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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The notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-10ee5dba-f193-4311-8f3d-4310fac9aa32-1 has status "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit contract signature or execution evidence is supplied.
Stated service start
96% confidence30 September 2026
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The award contract period start date is 2026-09-30.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£15,848.85
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The single active award records value.amount 15848.85 and currency GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceAllocated to the single listed award and supplier
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One award is supplied, with one listed supplier and one award-level value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
93% confidence25 September 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender description states the clarification-question deadline as 0900 2026-09-25.
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 September 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-09-28T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence29 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-29T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence29 September 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-09-29T11:02:05+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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The award contract period end date is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Notice update
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Source updated_at and the award-notice modification date are 2026-10-20T11:04:39+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service requirement
98% confidencePassenger transport route from Benhall to Kinda Forest School, Holton, for four seats with a passenger assistant
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Tender title and description specify "Benhall - Kinda Forest School, Holton (4 seats and passenger assistant)".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Tender classification is CPV 60000000.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
96% confidenceMini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System
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Tender description states that Suffolk County Council sought a mini competition against "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS, OJEU Notice Id 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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The published procurementMethodDetails field is "Not specified".
Competition results
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation information unknown
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation or unsuccessful-supplier information is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
98% confidence30 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contract period gives these start and end dates.
Duration
90% confidenceApproximately 10 months
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Calculated from the stated dates of 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal provisions are supplied.
Passenger assistant
97% confidenceIncluded in the stated route requirement
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The tender title specifies "4 seats and passenger assistant".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award scale
95% confidence£15,848.85 for the stated route and period
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The published single-award value is £15,848.85 and the stated period runs from 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Supplier-access route
92% confidenceRelevant suppliers would need access to the stated Passenger Transport Services DPS for comparable mini-competitions
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This award was sourced through a mini-competition under that DPS.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source name "A K Cars" differs from the verified legal name "AK CARS LTD."
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; supplier verification resolved the identity by normalised-name matching to company number 17343722.
Delivery geography is broad and inconsistent with route-level specificity
98% confidencePublished delivery addresses include IP1 2BX and several broad territories, including United Kingdom, Europe and Rest of the World
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The delivery-address list contains these entries, while the route title identifies Benhall, Holton and Kinda Forest School.
Award update content not supplied
97% confidenceThe notice was updated on 20 October 2026, but the nature of the update is not stated
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Release history records an awardUpdate release on 2026-10-20T11:04:39+01:00 without a change description.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- No explicit evidence of contract signature or execution is supplied.
- Lot titles, descriptions and allocations are not supplied.
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, evaluation scores, pricing breakdowns, reasons for award or unsuccessful-supplier details.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The 20 October 2026 award update has no supplied change description.
- Published delivery-address data lists broad territories that do not provide a precise service-delivery geography.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
AK CARS LTD.Suffolk County Council Passenger TransportBenhallKinda Forest School Holtonpassenger transportDynamic Purchasing SystemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the QBH210 passenger transport award?
AK CARS LTD. is the verified legal supplier. The source notice names the supplier as A K Cars.
What is the published award value?
The published award value is £15,848.85.
What service is covered?
Passenger transport from Benhall to Kinda Forest School, Holton, for four seats and a passenger assistant.
When is the stated service period?
The published period is 30 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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