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Tender: Inter-Island Commuter Passenger Boat Service – St Martin's & St Agnes to St Mary's (Winter 2026/27)

Released about 2 months ago

Closed25 Sep 2026

Est. valueEstimate£5K to £100K

LocationSouth West

AgencyCouncil of the Isles of Scilly

SourceFind a Tender

CategoryTransport & Logistics

Submissions closedClosed Fri, 25 Sept 2026

About

The Council of the Isles of Scilly is seeking a suitably experienced and appropriately licensed passenger boat operator to provide a reliable inter-island commuter passenger service connecting St Martin's and St Agnes with St Mary's. The subsidised Winter Service, supported by short-term Department for Transport emergency funding, is expected to run from October 2026 to 31 March 2027, with a limited Academic Year Extension from April to July 2027 to cover Early Years, Home-to-School and related education employment travel while normal commercial summer timetables are expected to resume from 1 April 2027. The service must support Council-facilitated and concessionary travel needs including early years transport, home-to-school, children and young people activities, adult social care, discretionary concessionary fares and employment-related travel, and also provide broader community connectivity; the contract will gather data on passenger demand, journey patterns, service reliability, operating costs and utilisation to inform longer-term options.

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