AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an active award to 24x7 Ltd for a four-seat passenger transport route from Winston to Castle East School, Bungay. The published award value is £125,096 and the stated service period is 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, following a mini-competition under the stated Dynamic Purchasing System for passenger transport services.
Market significanceThis is a small, route-specific school/passenger transport award with a stated value of £125,096 over nearly four years.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
24x7 Ltd
94% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-7e173943-0209-4866-93ea-c3e611f1b8eb-1 · 125096 GBP · active award
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The sole award names 24x7 Ltd as supplier and gives an award value of GBP 125,096.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record status complete and award status active
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Process display_status is "awarded" and source_status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence28 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-28T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
96% confidence3 September 2026 to 31 July 2030
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-09-03 and endDate 2030-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£125,096
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Award value: amount 125096, currency GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceAllocated to the sole recorded award and supplier
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One award is supplied, naming one supplier, 24x7 Ltd.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
90% confidence24 August 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states that clarification questions were due by 0900 on 24/08/2026.
Submission deadline
99% confidence25 August 2026, 09:00
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TenderPeriod endDate is 2026-08-25T09:00:00+01:00.
Award publication
98% confidence28 August 2026, 17:07
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Award document datePublished: 2026-08-28T17:07:10+01:00.
Contract start stated
96% confidence3 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-03T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end stated
96% confidence31 July 2030
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2030-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidencePassenger transport route from Winston to Castle East School, Bungay, for four seats
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Tender title and description: "Winston to Castle East School, Bungay (4 seats)".
Category
99% confidenceTransport services excluding waste transport (CPV 60000000)
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Tender classification is CPV 60000000, "Transport services (excl. Waste transport)".
Lot structure
99% confidenceNo lots supplied
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
94% confidenceMini-competition under the stated 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 "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS.
Procurement method
99% confidenceNot specified
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procurement_method_details is "Not specified".
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of submissions, bidder identities, evaluation criteria and scores are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
94% confidenceApproximately 3 years and 11 months
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Stated period runs from 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2030.
Extensions and renewals
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Pricing and service terms
98% confidenceUnknown beyond the published total award value, route and four-seat requirement
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-level opportunity
95% confidenceThe requirement is narrowly defined around a four-seat journey to Castle East School, Bungay.
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Tender title and description specify the Winston-to-Castle East School route and four seats.
Supplier positioning
92% confidenceThe recorded winner secured the sole published award through a DPS mini-competition.
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One active award names 24x7 Ltd; tender description identifies a DPS mini-competition.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidence24x7 Ltd is an unverified source name: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe company match.
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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched"; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.
Delivery geography quality
98% confidencePublished delivery addresses include broad and conflicting country entries, so the delivery geography should not be interpreted beyond the route named in the tender.
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Delivery address entries include United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories, while the requirement names Castle East School, Bungay.
Published information coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms and signed-contract evidence.
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No such fields or documents are supplied in the notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, 24x7 Ltd, is checked_unmatched: the Companies House workflow found no safe company match, so the supplier identity is not Companies House verified.
- The notice does not provide bid counts, bidder identities, award rationale, evaluation criteria or scores.
- No signed contract document or explicit signature evidence is supplied; the data supports an active award and a stated contract period, not a claim that a contract was signed.
- No lot titles, individual lot allocation, extensions, renewal options, pricing schedule or service-performance terms are supplied.
- Published delivery addresses contain broad, conflicting geographical entries and should not be treated as a precise delivery footprint.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
24x7 LtdSuffolk County Council Passenger TransportCastle East School Bungay transportschool passenger transportpassenger transport servicesDPS mini-competition£125,096 contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suffolk passenger transport award?
The sole published award names 24x7 Ltd. The supplier name remains unverified because no safe Companies House match was supplied.
What is the published value of the award?
The published award value is £125,096.
What service is covered?
The notice describes a four-seat passenger transport route from Winston to Castle East School, Bungay.
When is the stated contract period?
The award data states 3 September 2026 to 31 July 2030.
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