AwardedAwarded 31 August 2026

Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (2026)

Isle of Wight Council · Local authority

In brief

Isle of Wight Council awarded transport work to Go South Coast Ltd on 31 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £9,700,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.

It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (2026). Relating to the provision of home to school bus and coach services for mainstream and SEN which is a statutory function for the Local Authority. In October 2025, the Authority engaged with potential suppliers to seek views and feedback to the information provided and questionnaire. This was intended to be used to assist the Authority on deciding the next steps for the procurement of Home to School Transport Bus and Coach Services on the Isle of Wight (2026) Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052491. Now (March 2026) we are in a position to issue the open tender opportunity. Please note that the overall whole life value is expected to be in the region of estimate of £9,645,650. This had to be set out as £9,700,000 in this notice (rounded up) and the value splits per lot are estimates only.

Lots

Lot	Trade	Value
Lot 1a - Carisbrooke College, Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU AND Christ the King College, Wellington Road 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 What this lot covers LOT 1 Lot 1a - Carisbrooke College, Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU AND Christ the King College, Wellington Road, Newport, PO30 5QT	Transport	£2,000,000
Lot 1b - Medina College, Fairlee Road, Newport 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 What this lot covers LOT 1 Lot 1b - Medina College, Fairlee Road, Newport, PO30 2DX	Transport	£1,300,000
Lot 1c - Lift Ryde, Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LL 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 What this lot covers LOT 1 - Lot 1c - Lift Ryde, Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LL	Transport	£2,000,000
Lot 1d - The Bay Church of England School, The Fairway, Sandown 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 What this lot covers LOT 1 - Lot 1d - The Bay Church of England School, The Fairway, Sandown, PO36 9JH	Transport	£1,600,000
Lot 1e - The Island Free School, Newport Road, Ventnor 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 What this lot covers LOT 1 - Lot 1e - The Island Free School, Newport Road, Ventnor, PO38 1BG	Transport	£1,300,000
Lot 2a - Medina House School, School Lane, Newport, PO30 2HS AND St George's School, Watergate Road, Newport 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028 What this lot covers LOT 2 - Lot 2a - Medina House School, School Lane, Newport, PO30 2HS AND St George's School, Watergate Road, Newport, PO30 1XW	Transport	£1,500,000

Who won

Winner	Lot	Value	Dates
Go South Coast Ltd	Lot 1a - Carisbrooke College, Mountbatten Drive, Newport, PO30 5QU AND Christ the King College, Wellington Road, Lot 1b - Medina College, Fairlee Road, Newport, Lot 1c - Lift Ryde, Pell Lane, Ryde, PO33 3LL, Lot 1d - The Bay Church of England School, The Fairway, Sandown, Lot 1e - The Island Free School, Newport Road, Ventnor, Lot 2a - Medina House School, School Lane, Newport, PO30 2HS AND St George's School, Watergate Road, Newport	£10,534,704	Awarded 1 July 2026 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

24 October 2025Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068293-2025
27 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 028786-2026
28 March 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 028788-2026
1 July 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 061663-2026
24 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 090495-2026

About the buyer

Isle of Wight CouncilLast 12 months

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From notice 068293-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 October 2025, last updated 24 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.