Notice Information
Notice Title
Replacement Foot Passenger Launch Service between Cowes and East Cowes
Notice Description
The provision of Replacement Foot Passenger Launch Service between Cowes and East Cowes, Isle of Wight. This service is for the provision of a replacement foot passenger launch to operate between the Floating Bridge ferry pontoon adjacent to the Cowes Slipway at the eastern end of Medina Road Cowes and the Gridiron pontoon, Castle Street, East Cowes when the Floating Bridge is not available. The replacement foot passenger launch will be required to operate when the Floating Bridge is out of service as a result of planned maintenance works; technical issues and weather or environmental conditions. For full details of the specification requirements can be found in the specification document. Contract details The contract period is for three years with an option to extend up to two years on a one year and one year extension basis
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Up to two years on a one year and one year extension basis
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058947
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086090-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60651000 - Hire of vessels with crew
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £226,620 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £226,620 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £226,620 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Jan 2026 - 10 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Vanessa Squibb
- Contact Email
- procurement@iow.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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/086090-2025
24th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049281-2025
15th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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