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title: "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Floating Bridge (Chain Ferry) Cowes / East Cowes"
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# Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Floating Bridge (Chain Ferry) Cowes / East Cowes

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-floating-bridge-chain-ferry-cowes-east-cowes-ocds-h6vhtk-065c52). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Isle of Wight NHS Trust: "Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire - Floating Bridge (Chain Ferry) Cowes / East Cowes". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Isle of Wight NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/isle-of-wight-nhs-trust-ons-e06000046)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, engineering and planning services, Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works, Ferry transport services, Integrated engineering services, Marine construction works (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ34
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-floating-bridge-chain-ferry-cowes-east-cowes-ocds-h6vhtk-065c52#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065c52`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/preliminary-market-engagement-questionnaire-floating-bridge-chain-ferry-cowes-east-cowes-ocds-h6vhtk-065c52#tl-md)

## Description
The Isle of Wight Council (the Council) has resolved to replace the current Cowes Floating Bridge 6  chain ferry, which serves the communities of Cowes and East Cowes with a new vessel that meets improved performance standards and reduces the financial subsidy provided from the council to the service. 
To help inform how the Council could tender for this project it has resolved to undertake a preliminary market engagement exercise.
This UK2 Notice forms the first stage of that exercise and as such the Council is seeking insight from relevant marine related organisations.
The dates set out to this notice are indicative for a design build phase to commissioning into service - but would be informed by the market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34500000, 45244000, 50240000, 60610000, 60640000, 71240000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2026 to 30/09/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017000-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-25T15:25:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:20:09.906Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065c52