Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 4 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ferry Crossing Service for NDC & IOW Prison Cluster

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ34)

Awarded value£553,453published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Red Funnel Ferries

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Ferry crossing services from NDC Branston to IOW Prisons

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UK, South EastEligibility: SME eligible

60610000 Ferry transport services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 4 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
Last source update: 18 May 2026, 11:24 BST
Authority reference: Prj_15484
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-045277
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UKSouth East (UKJ34)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05da13 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Absence of competition for technical reasons whereby only a specific supplier can provide the service required. Repeat of services provided previously

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 18 May 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends318 days ago
10 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice published160 days ago
18 May 2026, 11:24 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Nov 2025

Transparency notice published
4 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
24 Nov 2025, 14:36 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
18 May 2026, 11:24 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £553,4531 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 31 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Red Funnel Ferries1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2034	£553,453	28 Oct 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Ferry Crossing Service for NDC & IOW Prison Cluster · Red Funnel Ferries
Signed
31 Dec 2025
Value
£553,453
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2033
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Provision of Timetabled Services

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDNN-2773-HVYN 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Red Funnel FerriesAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10823670 12 Bugle Street, Southampton, South East, SO142JYContact email
Red Funnel FerriesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPCV-4292-MVWN 12 Bugle Street, Southampton, South East, SO14 2JYContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 May 2026, 11:24 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Nov 2025, 14:36 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender4 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT