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Published 15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Local Bus Service Support

Authority: Isle of Wight Council (Local council)

Direct award
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: South East (UKJ34)
Awarded value £987,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 14 Sept 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Go South Coast Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is required for the provision of enhancements to local bus services from the end of September 2026 for 12 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months on the basis of 12 months plus 12 months. This is funded through dedicated grant funding.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: South East
60170000 Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BST
Authority reference
DN820310
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ34)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa86
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification
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.

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published5 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BST
  2. Standstill endsin 4 days
    24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £987,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Go South Coast Limited +1 morejoint award30 Sept 2026 — 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The contract can be extended for up to 24 months on basis of 12 months plus 12 months at the sole discretion of the Authority.£987,00014 Sept 2026standstill to 24 Sept 2026Standstill

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BSTUK6
  3. Transparency notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 16:39 BSTUK5

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Isle of Wight Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGYX-7387-YJXG County Hall, Newport, South East, PO30 1UD [email protected] +44 1983821000
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Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender