AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for a passenger transport service between Glemsford and Stour Valley Community School, Clare. The published award names CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED and gives an award value of £494,760.
Published outcomeAward notice published; the award record is marked active. The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceA single-supplier, £494,760 passenger transport award under a Dynamic Purchasing System mini-competition, with a published core term running to 31 August 2031.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-2d5c8303-d4bc-425c-9011-030f7fd4d301-1 · 494760 GBP · active
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The award names Central Connect Transport Limited as supplier; verified company identity is CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED (company number 09964786) by exact-name match. The £494,760 value is recorded on this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; award status active
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence28 July 2026
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Award record date: 2026-07-28.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-19T11:30:41+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied award and notice data do not state that a contract was signed.
Published contract period
99% confidence3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031
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Tender and award contractPeriod fields give these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£494,760
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Award value: 494760 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceAllocated to the single published award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier and recording £494,760.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification-question deadline
94% confidence22 July 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states the clarification deadline as Wednesday 22 July 2026 at 09.00.
Submission deadline
99% confidence28 July 2026, 09:00
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-07-28T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence28 July 2026
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Award date field is 2026-07-28.
Published start date
99% confidence3 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-03.
Published end date
99% confidence31 August 2031
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2031-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
97% confidencePassenger transport service from Glemsford to Stour Valley Community School, Clare
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Tender title and description identify the route and school.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excluding waste transport)
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Tender classification lists CPV 60000000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lot information supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and no award lot IDs are provided.
Delivery geography
95% confidenceRoute-level delivery geography is not reliably specified
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The description identifies Glemsford and Stour Valley Community School, Clare, but delivery-address fields include broad and conflicting territories.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceMini-competition under the Dynamic Purchasing System for the supply of Passenger Transport Services
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Tender description states that Suffolk County Council was seeking a mini competition against that DPS, referencing OJEU notice 2018/S 031-067685.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer names, evaluation scores or selection rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Core term
99% confidence3 September 2026 to 31 August 2031
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Published contractPeriod dates run from 2026-09-03 to 2031-08-31.
Extension provision
96% confidenceThe buyer reserves the right to extend the contract until 31 July 2033
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Tender description states that the council reserves the right to extend the contract up until 31 July 2033.
Extension exercise
99% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice states only a reserved right to extend; it does not report an exercised extension.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceOne published award to one verified supplier
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The supplied data contains one award and one named supplier.
Commercial basis
99% confidenceAward value and term are published; pricing structure is unknown
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The award gives £494,760 and contract-period dates but no unit rates, pricing schedule or payment mechanism.
Supplier opportunity signal
82% confidenceFuture demand may arise at core-term expiry or if the buyer exercises a subsequent procurement process
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This is a neutral observation based on the published end date and stated extension right; no future procurement is announced.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The record is an active award notice but contains no explicit signature or contract-execution confirmation.
Lot and allocation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No lots, lot titles or lot IDs are supplied.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, scoring, tender prices or award rationale are provided.
Delivery-location data
98% confidenceBroad and inconsistent delivery territories are published
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Delivery addresses include the UK alongside British Overseas Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World, while the route description is specific to Glemsford and Clare.
Extension dates
96% confidencePublished extension limit predates the stated core end date
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The description allows extension until 31 July 2033, whereas the published core end date is 31 August 2031; this is chronologically possible but the extension structure and duration are not specified.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; the analysis therefore reports an award notice rather than a signed contract.
- No lot data, bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown or payment terms are supplied.
- The notice does not specify the extension structure, duration or whether any extension will be exercised.
- Published delivery-address fields contain broad and inconsistent territories, so they are not used to infer a route delivery area beyond the route description.
- The notice provides a core end date of 31 August 2031 and an extension limit of 31 July 2033, but does not provide the detailed extension mechanics.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITEDSuffolk County Council Passenger TransportGlemsfordStour Valley Community Schoolpassenger transportschool transportContracts Finder£494,760
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suffolk passenger transport award?
The published award names CENTRAL CONNECT TRANSPORT LIMITED.
What is the published award value?
The award record lists £494,760.
When does the published core contract period end?
The published core end date is 31 August 2031.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit contract-signature confirmation is supplied in the published data.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.