NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD wins Suffolk passenger transport award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 15:12.

Opportunity overview

Suffolk County Council is seeking a mini competition against the following Dynamic Purchasing System: `The supply of Passenger Transport Services`, OJEU Notice Id: 2018/S 031-067685. QOC050 0900 2026-10-15 Ipswich to Compass, Pembroke Park, Colchester (4-seater, PA required, group 2/3 car seat) Further details can be found in the 'Tenders / My Tenders' area of this website, by selecting the 'View Details' button for this project. The deadline for returned submissions is 0900 2026-10-15. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted. The deadline for clarification questions is 0900 2026-10-14 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Nice Travel Solutions Limited

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £117.3k
Awarded: 14 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: IT-368-21227-QOC050 - AWARD
Status: complete
Procurement Method Details: Not specified
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 60000000
Description: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Tender Period

Ends: 15 Oct 2026, 09:00

Contract period

Starts: 19 Oct 2026, 01:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: IP1 2BX

Entry 2

Country Name: British Oversea Territories

Entry 3

Country Name: Channel Islands

Entry 4

Country Name: Europe

Entry 5

Country Name: Isle of Man

Entry 6

Country Name: Rest of the World

Entry 7

Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-154927
Name: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport

Identifier

Legal Name: Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport

Address

Street Address: Russell Road, Ipswich
Locality: Suffolk
Postal Code: IP1 2BX
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Emily King
Email: Emily.King@suffolk.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1473263463

Details

Url: https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-supplying-us ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-91235
Name: Nice Travel Solutions Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Nice Travel Solutions Limited

Address

Street Address: 55 Westholme Road , Ipswich , Suffolk , United Kingdom, IP1 4HQ

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21-1
Status: active
Date: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:55

Value

Amount: 117,282.06
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-91235
Name: Nice Travel Solutions Limited

Contract period

Starts: 19 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2030, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e4ef881f-a4bf-4001-bfbc-4ec74fd1a69d ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:55
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Suffolk · IP1 2BX · United Kingdom
Delivery location · British Oversea Territories
Delivery location · Channel Islands
Delivery location · Europe
Delivery location · IP1 2BX
Delivery location · Isle of Man
Delivery location · Rest of the World
Delivery location · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

e4ef881f-a4bf-4001-bfbc-4ec74fd1a69d-918015Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 15 Oct 2026, 13:55

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for a passenger transport service from Ipswich to Compass, Pembroke Park, Colchester. The active award names NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD and has a published value of £117,282.06.

Published outcome signals

Published notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: The notice type is recorded as "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the release is tagged "award".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21-1 has status "active".
Contract signatureUnknownEvidence: The supplied award and contract-period data do not explicitly record signature or conclusion.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: e4ef881f-a4bf-4001-bfbc-4ec74fd1a69d-918015
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 15:12
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award was published on 15 October 2026 to NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD. The notice gives a contract period from 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2030, but does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.

Market significance

This is a £117,282.06 passenger transport award made through a mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21-1 · 117282.06 GBP · active

View supporting evidence

The active award identifies the supplier as Nice Travel Solutions Limited; supplier verification provides the verified legal name NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD (company number 09809788). The award value is GBP 117,282.06.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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The notice type is recorded as "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and the release is tagged "award".

Award status

98% confidence

Active

View supporting evidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21-1 has status "active".

Contract signature

98% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

The supplied award and contract-period data do not explicitly record signature or conclusion.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£117,282.06

View supporting evidence

The sole award records value.amount 117282.06 and currency GBP.

Value allocation

95% confidence

Allocated to the single published award; no lot-level allocation published

View supporting evidence

One award and one supplier are supplied; no lots or individual lot values are published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Submission deadline

99% confidence

15 October 2026, 09:00 BST

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The tender period end date is 2026-10-15T09:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

15 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The award date is 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

15 October 2026, 13:55 BST

View supporting evidence

The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T13:55:22+01:00.

Published contract start

98% confidence

19 October 2026

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The award contract period start date is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.

Published contract end

99% confidence

31 July 2030

View supporting evidence

The award contract period end date is 2030-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

98% confidence

Passenger transport service

View supporting evidence

The primary CPV is 60000000, Transport services (excluding waste transport).

Route and requirements

98% confidence

Ipswich to Compass, Pembroke Park, Colchester; 4-seater vehicle, passenger assistant required, Group 2/3 car seat

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These requirements are stated in the tender title and description.

Lot structure

99% confidence

No lots published

View supporting evidence

The supplied lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Route to market

98% confidence

Mini-competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System

View supporting evidence

The description states that Suffolk County Council sought a mini competition under "The supply of Passenger Transport Services" DPS, OJEU notice 2018/S 031-067685.

Procurement method

99% confidence

Not specified

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The source records procurement method details as "Not specified".

Competition and evaluation

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria, scores or reasons for award are supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published term

99% confidence

19 October 2026 to 31 July 2030

View supporting evidence

The published award contract period runs from 2026-10-19 to 2030-07-31.

Duration

96% confidence

Approximately 3 years, 9 months and 12 days

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Calculated from the explicitly published start and end dates.

Extensions and variations

99% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

No extension options, renewal clauses or variation information are supplied.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

98% confidence

Single published supplier and award

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The notice contains one award, naming one supplier, with no published lots.

Service specification

95% confidence

The requirement includes a passenger assistant and a Group 2/3 child car seat, indicating a specified assisted passenger journey.

View supporting evidence

The route title explicitly states "PA required" and "group 2/3 car seat".

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-8881e9b3-9a5e-48cd-b78b-d93504938a21
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport

View supporting evidence

The buyer party is named Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

The buyer address is Russell Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2BX, United Kingdom.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification resolved an exact-name match to company number 09809788, with verified company status recorded as Active.

Source supplier name

99% confidence

Nice Travel Solutions Limited

View supporting evidence

The source award and supplier party identify the supplier as Nice Travel Solutions Limited.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

78% confidence

Around the published end date of 31 July 2030

View supporting evidence

This is an estimate based only on the explicit contract end date; no renewal or re-procurement plan is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Verified

View supporting evidence

The supplier was matched by exact name to verified legal entity NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD, company number 09809788.

Delivery geography quality

97% confidence

Ambiguous published delivery locations

View supporting evidence

The source lists IP1 2BX alongside broad delivery countries/regions including United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Oversea Territories and Rest of the World; the route description is more specific but no formal delivery-location allocation is provided.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

View supporting evidence

No pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation outcome, award rationale, lot-level value, extension terms or signature status is provided.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature or conclusion; it records an active award and a contract period.
No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or pricing breakdown is supplied.
No lot titles, lot allocation or lot-level values are published.
Extension, renewal and variation terms are not supplied.
Published delivery-location metadata is broad and inconsistent with the specific route description; formal delivery geography is therefore unclear.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Suffolk passenger transport award?

NICE TRAVEL SOLUTIONS LTD is the verified legal supplier named for the active award.

What is the published award value?

The published value is £117,282.06.

When is the published service period?

The notice gives 19 October 2026 to 31 July 2030.

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.

QOC050 0900 2026-10-15 Ipswich to Compass, Pembroke Park, Colchester (4-seater, PA required, group 2/3 car seat) - AWARD

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Nice Travel Solutions Limited

Classification

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