Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Isle of Wight Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Go South Coast Ltd
- Value
- £236,500
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Transport services · Hire of buses and coaches with driver (CPV 60172000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 029150-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Oct 2023
- Published3 Oct 2023Published the same day
Description
Award of a contract to the only commercial bus operator on the Isle of Wight for local bus service enhancements to provide winter funding for Routes 6 and 12 and to enhance the evening service of routes 6 and 12 to provide 2 additional journeys in each direction on each route from from October 2023 to March 2024. To allow for extension to these services from June 2024 until 30 September 2025. Additional information: The values given are estimated and include the possible extension period. The Isle of Wight Council will observe a 10 day standstill period from the date of the publication of this VEAT notice until midnight on the 13 October 2023.
About the supplier
Go South Coast Ltd: every public contract they have won.