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Published 3 Mar 2025, 11:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Design and Supply of three (3) Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (RMGs)

Official notice

Authority: LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED (Public body)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£18,000,000≈ £8.6m / year · £18,000,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 May 2025awarded 19 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to Künz GmbH
Contract term 2 yrs 1 moends 7 Jun 2027 · starts 12 May 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

London Gateway Port Limited is looking to purchase Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes

This will involve turnkey design, manufacture, assembly, delivery to site, testing and commissioning of three (3) Rail Mounted Gantry Cranes (RMGs)

  • How the procedure runs: There will be a prequalification exercise in which shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to tender for the supply of the Rail Mounted Gantries

CPV: Cranes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 1 moPublished value£18,000,000
Contract period: 12 May 2025 – 7 Jun 2027 (2 yrs 1 mo)Value: £18,000,000 exc. VAT · £18,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of England
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documents to be shared on Oracle

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documents to be shared on Oracle

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical
  • Commercial
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    As per PQQ documents to be shared on Oracle

  • Technical & professional ability

    As per PQQ documents to be shared on Oracle

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Mar 2025, 11:38 GMT
Last source update
20 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 May 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007649
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Cranes
Delivery area
East of England (UKH32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8ed Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

payment will be as per agreed delivery milestones

How it runs

There will be a prequalification exercise in which shortlisted suppliers will then be invited to tender for the supply of the Rail Mounted Gantries

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission not allowedLanguage: EN
Requests to participate (first stage)
5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline
5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Mar 2025 → 29 Oct 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 11:38 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    12 May 2025, 00:00 BST
  6. Assessment summaries sent7 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published5 days ago
    20 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST
  8. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  9. Standstill endsin 4 days
    29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Mar 2025, 11:38 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    20 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Oct 2026, 14:45 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Künz GmbH2 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029€20,930,79519 Oct 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

LONDON GATEWAY PORT LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 04341592 · GB-PPON: PXWY-9334-MHJV 16 Palace Street, London, London, SW1E 5JQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Künz GmbHAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCWL-8155-WYGQ Gerbestraße 15, Hard, AT, 6971, ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender