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Replacement Foot Passenger Launch Service between Cowes and East Cowes

Isle of Wight Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 19:40.

Opportunity overview

The 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.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

SOLENT CRUISES LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£226.6k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£271.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 03667197
Location
Cowes, UKJ34, PO31 7BX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN774709
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Covered By

GPA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Isle of Wight Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGYX-7387-YJXG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGYX-7387-YJXG

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
PO30 1UD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ34

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
SOLENT CRUISES LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-03667197

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03667197

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVCH-5278-NRPG

Address

Street Address
Thetis Wharf
Locality
Cowes
Postal Code
PO31 7BX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ34

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60651000
Description
Hire of vessels with crew

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ34
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-03667197
Name
SOLENT CRUISES LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Contract value not above £5m inc. VAT

Period

Starts
10 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
10 Jan 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
10 Jan 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
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.

Value

Including VAT
271,944
Amount
226,620
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
086140-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Sept 2026, 17:29
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKJ34 · PO30 1UD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 086140-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·