Notice Information
Notice Title
Ferry Crossing Service for NDC & IOW Prison Cluster
Notice Description
Provision of Ferry crossing services from NDC Branston to IOW Prisons
Procurement Information
Absence of competition for technical reasons whereby only a specific supplier can provide the service required. Repeat of services provided previously
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05da13
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045277-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
60610000 - Ferry transport services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £553,453 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £553,453 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Oct 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2033 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9AJ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045277-2026
18th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076525-2025
24th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070918-2025
4th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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