Notice Information
Notice Title
Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (2026)
Notice Description
Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (2026). Relating to the provision of home to school bus and coach services for mainstream and SEN which is a statutory function for the Local Authority. In October 2025, the Authority engaged with potential suppliers to seek views and feedback to the information provided and questionnaire. This was intended to be used to assist the Authority on deciding the next steps for the procurement of Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (2026) Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052491. Now (March 2026) we are in a position to issue the open tender opportunity. Please note that the overall whole life value is expected to be in the region of estimate of PS9,645,650. This had to be set out as PS9,700,000 in this notice (rounded up) and the value splits per lot are estimates only.
Lot Information
Lot 1a - Carisbrooke College, Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU AND Christ the King College, Wellington Road
LOT 1 Lot 1a - Carisbrooke College, Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU AND Christ the King College, Wellington Road, Newport, PO30 5QT
Renewal: 2 x 12month extensions utilised at the sole discretion of the Authority
Lot 1b - Medina College, Fairlee Road, NewportLOT 1 Lot 1b - Medina College, Fairlee Road, Newport, PO30 2DX
Renewal: 2 x 12month extensions utilised at the sole discretion of the Authority
Lot 1c - Lift Ryde, Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LLLOT 1 - Lot 1c - Lift Ryde, Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LL
Renewal: 2 x 12month extensions utilised at the sole discretion of the Authority
Lot 1d - The Bay Church of England School, The Fairway, SandownLOT 1 - Lot 1d - The Bay Church of England School, The Fairway, Sandown, PO36 9JH
Renewal: 2 x 12month extensions utilised at the sole discretion of the Authority
Lot 1e - The Island Free School, Newport Road, VentnorLOT 1 - Lot 1e - The Island Free School, Newport Road, Ventnor, PO38 1BG
Renewal: 2 x 12month extensions utilised at the sole discretion of the Authority
Lot 2a - Medina House School, School Lane, Newport, PO30 2HS AND St George's School, Watergate Road, NewportLOT 2 - Lot 2a - Medina House School, School Lane, Newport, PO30 2HS AND St George's School, Watergate Road, Newport, PO30 1XW
Renewal: 2 x 12month extensions utilised at the sole discretion of the Authority
Planning Information
Please complete the questionnaire which can be found here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=2a07b3fc-e5b0-f011-813a-005056b64545&p=08800155-5442-e511-80ed-000c29c9ba21
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052491
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028788-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60172000 - Hire of buses and coaches with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £9,700,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 May 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWPORT
- Postcode
- PO30 1UD
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ34 Isle of Wight
- Delivery Location
- TLJ34 Isle of Wight
-
- Local Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Electoral Ward
- Newport Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Isle of Wight West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028788-2026
28th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028786-2026
27th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068293-2025
24th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026983-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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"amendments": [
{
"id": "028788-2026",
"description": "Additional wording to clarify values."
}
]
},
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}