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Published 14 Jun 2022, 16:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Concession Contract for the Operation of Northumberland Energy Park Dock

Authority: ADVANCE NORTHUMBERLAND (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAward procedure with prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC2)

Published estimate£25,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 22 Jul 2022awarded 23 Dec 2025

Awarded to Blyth Harbour Commission T/A Port of Blyth2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Advance Northumberland Commercial Limited (ANCL) has awarded a Services Concession Contract for the operation, equipping, promotion, management and maintenance of Northumberland Energy Park Dock. The contract will be for an initial period of ten (10) years, with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years.

CPV: Berthing services · Cargo handling and storage services · Port and waterway operation services and associated services · Port management services · Port operation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, promotion, management and…AwardedPublished value£25,000,000

Provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, promotion, management and maintenance of the newly created 2.5 HA Northumberland Energy Park Dock. The Concessionaire shall provide services relating to the import/export of goods by vessel at the Dock to those businesses/customers operating from Northumberland Energy Park. This includes a manufacturer of subsea cables who shall be granted priority use of the Dock. The Contract will be structured as a services concession.

Delivery: North East · Northumberland Energy Park Dock, Cambois, Northumberland, NE24 1QZ, UK

63100000 Cargo handling and storage services 63721000 Port and waterway operation services and associated services 63723000 Berthing services 98362000 Port management services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price
Quality

Staff: Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0023 Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/23/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 14 Jun 2022, 16:25 BST
Last source update: 13 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-023076
Classification (CPV): Berthing servicesCargo handling and storage servicesPort and waterway operation services and associated servicesPort management servicesPort operation services
Delivery area: North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03466e Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: In accordance with Regulations 47 (Notices of decisions to award a concession), Regulation 48 (standstill period) and Regulation 52 (Enforcement of duties through the court) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016.

Publisher note: The contracts entered into as a result of this concession notice shall be subject to English law and the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. ANCL reserves the right not to enter into any contract or award any contract as a result of this concession notice and to vary or change or not to proceed with this competition at any stage of the procurement process. ANCL shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by any potential bidder responding to this concession notice. Please refer to the procurement documentation for important notices in respect of commercially sensitive information and the application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. ANCL reserves the right to require potential bidders to enter into a parent company guarantee and/or performance bond. (MT Ref:226556)

How it was run

Official notice

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Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

22 Jul 2022 → 13 Mar 2026 · 2 dates

Submission deadline
22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Notice published224 days ago
13 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026

Published value updated to £12,495
13 Mar 2026, 13:06 GMT
was £25,000,000
Status changed to complete
13 Mar 2026, 13:06 GMT
Buyer details updated
13 Mar 2026, 13:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £12,507,4952 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 23 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Blyth Harbour Commission T/A Port of Blyth	£12,495 †	—	Awarded
Blyth Harbour Commission T/A Port of Blyth	£12,495,000 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 022979-2026-1 · Blyth Harbour Commission T/A Port of Blyth
Signed
23 Dec 2025
Value
£12,495
Status
active
Contract 023076-2026-2022/S 000-016329-1 · Blyth Harbour Commission T/A Port of Blyth
Signed
23 Dec 2025
Value
£12,495,000
Status
active
- Change An incorrect contract value was published in the original F25 Concession Award Notice 2026/S 000‑022979. The intended value was £12,495,000, not £12,495.Contract value entered incorrectly; Old value (incorrect): £12,495 Corrected value: £12,495,000, Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: This modification notice is issued to correct a clerical error in the previously published F25 Concession Award Notice (2026/S 000‑022979), where the contract value was mistakenly entered as £12,495 instead of £12,495,000. No changes have been made to the actual contract, scope, duration or suppliers.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

ADVANCE NORTHUMBERLAND (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawRegeneration GB-COH: 03556450 · Company number 03556450 Wansbeck Workspace Rotary Parkway, Northumberland, North East, NE638QZContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London
The High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blyth Harbour Commission T/A Port of BlythAwarded supplier Blyth, North East

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria