Official UK procurement notice
Feasilbility, Funding and Delivery Partner(s)
Authority: Thames Freeport (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDescription:
Thames Freeport (TFP) is one of eight English Freeports established under the Government's Freeport Policy. Spanning tax sites at DP World London Gateway (Thurrock), the Port of Tilbury (Thurrock), and Ford Dagenham (Barking & Dagenham), TFP operates as the accountable body for a programme of investment, infrastructure and innovation interventions targeting place-based economic growth across East London and the Estuary.
TFP has published its Industry, Investment and Infrastructure Framework (TFIIIF), establishing an ambition to catalyse £16 billion in cumulative GVA, create 23,230 net additional jobs, and generate £1.5 billion in additional annual GVA across four sector clusters: Technology and Advanced Manufacturing; Sustainable Construction; Advanced Port Logistics; and Deployed Artificial Intelligence.
To deliver the TFIIIF programme, TFP requires access to a high-calibre, multi-disciplinary Strategic Advisory Partner(s) capable of providing integrated advisory, appraisal, feasibility, investment facilitation and SPV services.
The contract will be structured as a Framework Enabling Contract with Statements of Work drawn down per project. TFP anticipates annual spend of approximately £1,000,000 against a ceiling of £5,000,000 +VAT over the full 3+1+1 year term. The successful provider must be capable of delivering — individually or through a named consortium — all of the following service lines to create a single supplier Framework:
•Service Line A — Treasury-Compliant Business Cases (HM Treasury Green Book, Five Case Model)
•Service Line B — Programme and Project Evaluation (HM Treasury Magenta Book)
•Service Line C — Project Feasibility Studies (RIBA Stages 0–2 and Pre-RIBA Technical Feasibility)
•Service Line D — Investment Cases for Private and Institutional Capital
•Service Line E — Business Planning and Financial Modelling
•Service Line F — Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Establishment and Ongoing Operation
•Service Line G — Finance and Legal Services (SPV and Project Finance)
•Service Line H — Investor Access and Capital Facilitation
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- How the procedure runs: Participation stage - suppliers will be required to submit qualification for participation Tendering stage - qualifying suppliers will be issued with the ITT and submit their response Dialogue - the contracting authority may enter into dialogue with the suppliers to refine their responses. Final responses submitted and contract awarded.
CPV: Financial consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Legal advisory services · Research and development consultancy services
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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).
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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).
- PASS/FAIL
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jul 2026, 17:27 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
TFP/2026/SAISPV/001- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071897- Accelerated
- Pre-selected tenderers - utilities/not central government
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- How it runs
Participation stage - suppliers will be required to submit qualification for participation
Tendering stage - qualifying suppliers will be issued with the ITT and submit their response
Dialogue - the contracting authority may enter into dialogue with the suppliers to refine their responses.
Final responses submitted and contract awarded.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jul 2026 → 14 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published93 days ago20 Jul 2026, 17:27 BST
- Next notice expected86 days ago27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published84 days ago29 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
- Clarification questions by68 days ago14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline58 days ago24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by19 days ago2 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts8 days ago14 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jul 2026- Planned procurement notice published20 Jul 2026, 17:27 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published29 Jul 2026, 16:58 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 Jul 2026, 16:58 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender