Official UK procurement notice
Replacement Foot Passenger Launch Service between Cowes and East Cowes
Authority: Isle of Wight NHS Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Replacement Foot Passenger Launch Service between Cowes and East Cowes, Isle of Wight. This service is for the provision of a replacement foot passenger launch to operate between the Floating Bridge ferry pontoon adjacent to the Cowes Slipway at the eastern end of Medina Road Cowes and the Gridiron pontoon, Castle Street, East Cowes when the Floating Bridge is not available. The replacement foot passenger launch will be required to operate when the Floating Bridge is out of service as a result of planned maintenance works; technical issues and weather or environmental conditions. For full details of the specification requirements can be found in the specification document. Contract details The contract period is for three years and commenced on 11/01/2026 with an option to extend up to two years on a one year and one year extension basis.
- No preliminary market engagement: Limited market and timescales
CPV: Hire of vessels with crew
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£226,620
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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 (9)
- Risk and Method Statements: 15%
- Proposed Vessels: 10%
- Staff and Resources: 10%
- Management and Communication: 5%
- Legislative Requirements: 5%
- Understanding the Needs of Those with Protected Characteristics: 5%
- Price: 45%
- Social Value: 3%
- Climate Environment and UNESCO Biosphere Impact: 2%
Published award criteria (9)
- Risk and Method Statements
- Proposed Vessels
- Staff and Resources
- Management and Communication
- Legislative Requirements
- Understanding the Needs of Those with Protected Characteristics
- Social Value
- Climate Environment and UNESCO Biosphere Impact
- Price
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 50 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 17:29 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
DN774709- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049281- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058947Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
15 Aug 2025 → 10 Sept 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 16:59 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline16 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by376 days ago10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts355 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent302 days ago24 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends286 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published42 days ago10 Sept 2026, 17:29 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Aug 2025- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 16:59 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Dec 2025, 10:57 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Dec 2025, 10:57 GMT
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published10 Sept 2026, 17:29 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLENT CRUISES LIMITED11 Jan 2026 – 10 Jan 2029 · up to 10 Jan 2031Extensions: The contract period is for three years with an option to extend up to two years on a one year and one year extension basis | £226,620 | 24 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · SOLENT CRUISES LIMITED
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2026
- Value
- £226,620
- Period
- 10 Sept 2026 – 10 Jan 2029 · up to 10 Jan 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract period commenced on 11/01/2026 is for three years with an option to extend up to two years on a one year and one year extension basis.
No agreed KPIs: Contract value not above £5m inc. VAT
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SOLENT CRUISES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender