Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bce-945b-7377-ab69-5e6322dd71b2/replacement-foot-passenger-launch-service-between-cowes-and-east-cowes awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Replacement Foot Passenger Launch Service between Cowes and East Cowes [Isle of Wight Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/isle-of-wight-council) Estimated value £226,620 Published 10 Sept 2026 Deadline Closed 16 Sept 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Hire of vessels with crew Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-058947-2026-09-10T17:29:03+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-058947-2026-09-10T17:29:03+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Isle of Wight Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/isle-of-wight-council) [Sector More Transport services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-services) ## More tenders like this [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Dowóz dzieci niepełnosprawnych do i z jednostek oświatowych na terenie Gminy Miejskiej Kraków w 2027 roku · Miejskie Centrum Obsługi Oświaty w Krakowie · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7429-7311-9629-3bcd53818bc7/poland-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-dowoz-dzieci-niepel) [Public road transport services – Διακήρυξη Ανοικτού Δημόσιου Διαγωνισμού για την ανάθεση του αποκλειστικού δικαιώματος εκτέλεσης δημόσιων τακτικών \[αστικών / υπεραστικών\] οδικών μεταφορών επιβατών με λεωφορεία στην Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων με σύμβαση παραχώρησης δημόσιας υπηρεσίας σύμφωνα με τον Κανονισμό 1370/2007 ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΥΠΟΔΟΜΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΦΟΡΩΝ 35 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7386-725f-9e3d-7aac2f9800da/greece-public-road-transport-services-diakiriksi-anoiktou-dimosioy-diaghonismo) [Special-purpose road passenger-transport services – Freigestellter Schülerverkehr 2026 - Los 1 (32 Teillose) · Landkreis Vorpommern-Greifswald - Der Landrat · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-705c-730e-9638-a182878a38db/germany-special-purpose-road-passenger-transport-services-freigestellter-sch) [Aerial and related services – Flugzieldarstellung Learjet · Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr · 38 days left · 26 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6734-7381-b767-cb7cf02aaa43/germany-aerial-and-related-services-flugzieldarstellung-learjet) [Shipping operations – Prestations de collecte en mer et de transfert des sargasses fraîches, sur le territoire de la Martinique · GIP Sargasses - Prévention et Gestion des Sargasses en Martinique · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-72d9-7111-963d-9bc3b2beabd5/france-shipping-operations-prestations-de-collecte-en-mer-et-de-transfert-de) [Public road transport services – 6. Vergabeverfahren 2026 (Regiobus Hall) · Verkehrsverbund Tirol GesmbH · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7c7c-7368-b04d-958583e4e9fa/austria-public-road-transport-services-6-vergabeverfahren-2026-regiobus-ha)