Official UK procurement notice
Hydraulic Systems Maintenance for Floating Bridge 6
Authority: Isle of Wight Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority invites response to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified suppliers (“Suppliers”) for the provision of Hydraulic Systems Maintenance for Floating Bridge 6.
The Cowes Floating Bridge is an essential link that connects the towns of Cowes and East Cowes. It provides direct pedestrian and vehicular access between the two towns and reduces journey times and eases road congestion by providing a direct east-west link through continuous river crossings up to 19½ hours per day. As a facilitator of economic growth on the Island, the Floating Bridge service should be regarded as a vital link supporting businesses in the Cowes and East Cowes area, enhancing the Tourism offer of both towns and in attracting new business and investment in the area.
Consequently, it is essential that Floating Bridge 6 provides a reliable and resilient service with downtime kept to a minimum. As a result, the Authority requires the Supplier to contract with a suitably qualified supplier for the provision of hydraulic systems maintenance contract for Floating Bridge 6.
The Supplier will be suitably skilled and qualified in a range of hydraulics tasks including monthly filter changes, hydraulic oil analysis on a monthly basis; undertaking a hydraulic oil change on a yearly basis; a complete inspection of all pipes and unions on a year basis.
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The Supplier will be expected to change and service selected components as directed by the Planned Maintenance Schedule.
The list is not exhaustive and the Supplier would be expected to offer technical advice and a range of solutions on an ad hoc basis and work alongside specialist contractors from other fields to ensure the resilience and reliability of Floating Bridge 6 and that downtime is kept to a minimum. Accordingly, the Supplier must be available for critical, urgent and routine call outs.
For full details of the specification requirements can be found in the Specification Document and annexe.
The contract period is 8 September 2025 until 7 September 2028 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years on a yearly basis at the sole discretion of the Authority. Each extension will be advised a minimum of two months before it is required
CPV: Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£821,640
- Value
- £821,640 exc. VAT · £985,968 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- There is the option to extend for up to a further 2 years on a yearly basis at the sole discretion of the Authority.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Risk and Method Statements — 20%
- Call Out Response Times — 15%
- Staff and Qualifications — 5%
- Legislative requirements — 5%
- Management and Communication — 5%
- Price — 45%
- Social Value — 5%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 14 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Authority reference
DN777474- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05505bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 11 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published19 Jun 2025, 17:01 BST
- Clarification questions by11 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline18 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Latest notice published21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Award decision expected by14 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts383 days ago8 Sept 2025, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Jul 2025 | CancelledThis procurement is being halted due to needing to allow further time for site visits. The tender will be re-issued under reference DN783329 with only the timeframes being changed. |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2025- Procurement termination notice published21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BSTUK12
- Published value updated21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BSTwas £821,640
- Status changed to complete21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Procurement method changed21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Deadline withdrawn21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Buyer details updated21 Jul 2025, 09:55 BST
- Tender notice published19 Jun 2025, 17:01 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declaration
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender