Award

Local Bus enhancements 6, 12 and 8

  • Isle of Wight Council

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-069535

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d6a1 (view related notices)

Published 29 October 2025, 4:40pm



Scope

Reference

DN795732

Description

Local Bus enhancements 6, 12 and 8 - Bus Settlement Grant Funding 2025/26 The contracts will be in place for 12 months until 28 September 2026.


Contract 1. Lot 1 - Local Bus Enhancements Route 6 and 12

Supplier

Contract value

  • £133,500 excluding VAT
  • £160,200 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

8 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 10 November 2025 to 28 September 2026
  • 10 months, 19 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60112000 - Public road transport services

Contract locations

  • UKJ34 - Isle of Wight

Contract 2. Lot 2 - Local Bus Enhancements Route 8

Supplier

Contract value

  • £250,000 excluding VAT
  • £300,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

8 November 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 10 November 2025 to 28 September 2026
  • 10 months, 19 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver

Contract locations

  • UKJ34 - Isle of Wight

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Single supplier - technical reasons

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.


Supplier

Go South Coast Ltd

  • Companies House: 03949597

Second Floor 55 Degrees North, Pilgrim Street,

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 6BL

United Kingdom

Region: UKC22 - Tyneside

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Lot 1 - Local Bus Enhancements Route 6 and 12

Contract 2. Lot 2 - Local Bus Enhancements Route 8


Contracting authority

Isle of Wight Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGYX-7387-YJXG

County Hall

Newport

PO30 1UD

United Kingdom

Contact name: Vanessa Squibb

Email: vanessa.squibb@iow.gov.uk

Website: http://www.iow.gov.uk

Region: UKJ34 - Isle of Wight

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government