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Published 21 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Marine Consultancy - Future Port Talbot

Official notice

Authority: Associated British Ports

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Sept 2026
Contract term 3 yrs 4 moends 1 Mar 2030 · starts 30 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Description -

Associated British Ports is seeking a suitably experienced marine environmental and consenting consultant to support a key project within the Future Port Talbot programme. The project involves the phased development of the existing port into a major hub to support deployment and supply chains for Floating Offshore Wind in the Celtic Sea, including port expansion, land reclamation, marine and terrestrial works, and ecological mitigation or compensation

Scope of Services -

The consultant will lead the marine technical elements of the Environmental Impact Assessment and provide associated support to the project.

Services are expected to commence in October 2026 and support the planned Infrastructure Consent Order.

ABP reserves the right to amend the Contract following award, including but not limited to changes to the scope, duration, specifications, deliverables, service requirements, or value of the Contract, where such amendments are necessary to support ABP's business, operational, or statutory requirements. Any such modification shall be carried out in accordance with the terms of the Contract and applicable procurement regulations. By submitting a Tender, Tenderers acknowledge and accept that the Contract may be subject to such modifications during its term.

This procurement relates to works required for the provision and operation of port and transport infrastructure and is therefore undertaken by a utility undertaking under the Procurement Act 2023.

This procurement will be contracted under a NEC4 Professional Services Contract (PSC) Option E

CPV: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental services · Geological and geophysical consultancy services · Geophysical consultancy services · Marine survey services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Commercial
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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
21 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Last source update
21 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 29 Oct 2026
Authority reference
ABP-FPT-CS-1820
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080046
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for constructionEnvironmental impact assessment other than for constructionEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesEnvironmental servicesGeological and geophysical consultancy servicesGeophysical consultancy servicesMarine survey services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL17)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Aug 2026 → 30 Oct 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published62 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
  2. Submission deadline31 days ago
    21 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Today
    22 Oct 2026
  4. Award decision expected byin 7 days
    29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract startsin 7 days
    30 Oct 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    21 Aug 2026, 15:51 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: ZC000195 25 Bedford Street, London, London, WC2E 9ESContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender