AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport published an award notice for a passenger transport service covering an Ipswich–Sir Bobby Robson school route, requiring a four-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA). The award names GOOD TO GO RIDES LTD.
Published outcomeAward record ocds-b5fd17-bcedf2da-48d1-43ff-bfad-cbb082e4ed28-1 is marked active and names GOOD TO GO RIDES LTD. The notice provides an award value of £77,117.20.
Market significanceThis is a relatively small, route-specific school passenger transport award competed through the stated passenger transport Dynamic Purchasing System.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GOOD TO GO RIDES LTD
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-bcedf2da-48d1-43ff-bfad-cbb082e4ed28-1 · 77117.20 GBP · Verified supplier named on active award
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The award names Good to go rides ltd; supplier verification provides verified company name GOOD TO GO RIDES LTD and company number 15833242 through an exact-name match. The £77,117.20 award value is attached to this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published document is described as “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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The supplied award record has status “active”.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period published
98% confidence16 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod states startDate 2026-10-16 and endDate 2029-07-31.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£77,117.20 GBP
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Award value: amount 77117.2, currency GBP.
Value basis
99% confidenceNot specified
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Clarification deadline
96% confidence14 October 2026, 09:00
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Tender description states a clarification-question deadline of 0900 2026-10-14.
Submission deadline
99% confidence15 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-10-15T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-15.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026, 13:51 BST
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T13:51:15+01:00.
Published service start
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Published service end
98% confidence31 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
97% confidencePassenger transport service for Ipswich–Sir Bobby Robson school, Ipswich
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Tender title and description identify the route and school destination.
Vehicle and staffing requirement
98% confidenceFour-seat vehicle and a passenger assistant (PA) required
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Tender title states “4-seated vehicle and a PA required”.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
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Tender classification lists CPV 60000000.
Delivery location
92% confidenceIP1 2BX is listed; broader location entries are also present
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Tender item includes postal code IP1 2BX but also lists United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Competition route
97% confidenceMini-competition under the stated Dynamic Purchasing System
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Tender description says the 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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Source field procurementMethodDetails is “Not specified”.
Number of bids
99% confidenceUnknown
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Evaluation and award rationale
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidence16 October 2026 to 31 July 2029
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Award contractPeriod gives these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Payment and pricing terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-specific requirement
97% confidenceThe procurement is framed as a defined school transport route with a small vehicle and PA requirement.
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Tender title specifies Ipswich–Sir Bobby Robson school, a four-seat vehicle and a PA.
Award value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published £77,117.20 is the value of the single-supplier award; no pricing breakdown is published.
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One supplier is listed on the award, which carries the stated GBP value. No pricing schedule is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award evidence quality
98% confidenceAward notice, award date, named supplier, value and contract-period fields are supplied.
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Contracts Finder award notice and structured award record are included in the source data.
Missing commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, value basis, payment terms, extensions and signed-contract evidence.
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No such fields or documents are supplied.
Location data quality
96% confidenceDelivery-location entries are internally broad and include multiple jurisdictions alongside IP1 2BX; the route title is the more specific scope evidence.
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Tender item lists IP1 2BX plus United Kingdom, Europe, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Rest of the World and British Oversea Territories.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not evidence contract signature, so the analysis does not describe the contract as signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation method or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, value basis, payment terms, extensions or options.
- The published delivery locations include broad and potentially non-route-specific jurisdiction entries; IP1 2BX and the route title provide the clearest location indicators.
- No lot structure or lot-specific allocation is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
GOOD TO GO RIDES LTDSuffolk County Council Passenger Transportschool transportpassenger transportIpswichSir Bobby Robson schoolDynamic Purchasing System
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Suffolk school transport award?
The award names GOOD TO GO RIDES LTD, verified in the supplied supplier data as company number 15833242.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £77,117.20 GBP.
When is the published contract period?
The notice gives a period from 16 October 2026 to 31 July 2029. It does not provide evidence that a contract has been signed.
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.