AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport awarded a passenger transport service for a 4-seater route from Stoke by Nayland to Circles Woodland, East Bergholt. The published award names UNITY TRAVEL LIMITED as supplier and gives an award value of £6,219.84.
Published outcomeOne active award was published on 9 October 2026. The source records a contract period from 13 October 2026 to 31 August 2027; it does not explicitly confirm signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under the Passenger Transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
UNITY TRAVEL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7d2c6313-dd46-4151-8a64-4970e4d0cfea-1 · 6219.84 GBP · verified
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The award names source supplier "UNITY TRAVEL ltd". Supplier verification provides verified company name UNITY TRAVEL LIMITED, company number 07844624, using an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-7d2c6313-dd46-4151-8a64-4970e4d0cfea-1 has status "active".
Award date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-09T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-09T14:31:04+01:00.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award record provides an active award and contract period but no signature field or signed-contract evidence.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£6,219.84
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The single award value is amount 6219.84, currency GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to the single published award
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One award is present and names one supplier; no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
94% confidence7 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states a clarification-question deadline of 0900 2026-10-07.
Submission deadline
99% confidence9 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender period endDate is 2026-10-09T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Award date is 2026-10-09.
Published contract start
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract end
99% confidence31 August 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate is 2027-08-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidencePassenger transport services
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Primary CPV 60000000 is "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Route and capacity
98% confidenceStoke by Nayland, Suffolk to Circles Alternative Education – Circles Woodland, East Bergholt (4-seater)
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Tender title and description state this route and capacity.
Lot information
99% confidenceNo lots published
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No lot records or award lot identifiers are supplied.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
98% confidenceMini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System
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Tender description states that Suffolk County Council was seeking a mini competition under "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS.
DPS reference
97% confidenceOJEU Notice 2018/S 031-067685
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Tender description cites this OJEU notice identifier.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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The source field procurementMethodDetails is "Not specified".
Competition metrics
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on the number of bids, bidders, scores and evaluation outcomes is not supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence13 October 2026 to 31 August 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension statement
94% confidenceThe council reserves the right to extend up to 13 July 2028
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Tender description states that the council reserves the right to extend the contract up until 13/07/2028.
Extension mechanism
99% confidenceNot published
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The source does not specify whether or how the stated extension right would be exercised.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle-supplier, route-specific award
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One active award names UNITY TRAVEL LIMITED and the tender describes one 4-seater route.
Commercial scale
99% confidencePublished award value is £6,219.84
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The award value is 6219.84 GBP.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNot published
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No fare, unit-rate, mileage, payment-profile or cost-breakdown information is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification reports an exact-name match to UNITY TRAVEL LIMITED, company number 07844624.
Date consistency
97% confidenceAward, publication and stated submission deadline all fall on 9 October 2026
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Submission deadline is 09:00 on 9 October; award date is 9 October; notice was published at 14:31 on 9 October.
Delivery-location data
99% confidencePublished delivery locations are broad and internally uninformative for this route
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The item lists locations including British Oversea Territories, Channel Islands, Europe, Isle of Man and Rest of the World, alongside United Kingdom; the route description instead identifies Suffolk and East Bergholt.
Unpublished information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation details, lot allocation, detailed pricing and signature evidence.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed contract; an active award and published contract period should not be treated as confirmation of signature.
- The procurement method is recorded as not specified, although the description identifies a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or savings information is published.
- No lot records, individual lot titles or lot-level allocation fields are published.
- The extension statement gives an outer date but does not provide an extension mechanism or confirm that an extension will be exercised.
- The supplied delivery-location list includes broad and apparently non-route-specific geographies; the route description is the more specific published scope statement.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UNITY TRAVEL LIMITEDSuffolk County Council Passenger Transportpassenger transportStoke by NaylandEast BergholtCircles WoodlandContracts FinderDynamic Purchasing System
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suffolk passenger transport award?
The published award names UNITY TRAVEL LIMITED, verified as company number 07844624.
What is the published value of the award?
The award value is £6,219.84.
When does the published contract period run?
The published period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 August 2027. The notice also states that the council reserves the right to extend up to 13 July 2028.
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