Notice Information
Notice Title
Local Bus enhancements 6, 12 and 8
Notice Description
Local Bus enhancements 6, 12 and 8 - Bus Settlement Grant Funding 2025/26 The contracts will be in place for 12 months until 28 September 2026.
Procurement Information
Go South Coast Ltd are the only supplier of these services on the Isle of Wight and there are no reasonable alternatives, which means only Go South Coast can deliver these enhanced services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069556-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
-
- CPV Codes
60112000 - Public road transport services
60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £383,500 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Aug 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Nov 2025 - 28 Sep 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ISLE OF WIGHT COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Vanessa Squibb
- Contact Email
- vanessa.squibb@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
- Not specified
-
- 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/069556-2025
29th October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069535-2025
29th October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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