Official UK procurement notice
Local Bus Service Support
Authority: Isle of Wight NHS Trust (Central government)
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 Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedProcedure 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:39 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BST
- Authority reference
DN820310- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-087495- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa86Find a Tender
- 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
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 Sept 2026 → 24 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published41 days ago15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BST
- Standstill ends32 days ago24 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026- Transparency notice published15 Sept 2026, 16:39 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published15 Sept 2026, 16:55 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £987,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go South Coast Ltd30 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. | £987,000 | 14 Sept 2026standstill to 24 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- GO SOUTH COAST LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Go South Coast LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender