Official UK procurement notice
Port of Port Talbot - Ecological Mitigation Works
Authority: Associated British Ports
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 May 2026awarded 23 Jul 2026
Awarded to Five Rivers Environmental Contracting
Contract term 4 yrsends 17 Aug 2030 · starts 17 Aug 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAssociated British Ports intends to award a utilities works contract for the delivery of Ecological Mitigation Works in and around Port Talbot. The scope of the Works includes ecological mitigation and associated maintenance activities across multiple sites. Scope of the Works comprise of:
- Groundworks, habitat and vegetation clearance, reed reduction and scrub removal and topsoil strip
- Wildlife fencing, including reptile and amphibian fencing (installation, maintenance and removal)
- Construction of reptile and amphibian habitats, including limestone bunds, wet scrapes, egg heaps, hibernacula and scrapes
- Soil relocation and translocation, including Orobanche Picridis seed and soil translocation
- Invasive species control and management
- Ecological supervision, monitoring and ecological checks
CPV: Construction work · Environmental services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Submission: 60%
- Cost Criteria: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost Criteria: Contract Sum
- Quality Submission: Technical Assessment
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
- Works
- 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
- 10 Apr 2026, 15:50 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 17 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
INF-FPT-26-1710- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-032934- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-068040Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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- Submission deadline
- 22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Apr 2026 → 17 Aug 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published195 days ago10 Apr 2026, 15:50 BST
- Submission deadline153 days ago22 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by97 days ago17 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent92 days ago23 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published90 days ago24 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Apr 2026- Tender notice published10 Apr 2026, 15:50 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published24 Jul 2026, 15:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 15:05 BST
- Contract signature expected6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £4,470,5461 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Rivers Environmental Contracting17 Aug 2026 – 17 Aug 2030 | £4,470,546 | 23 Jul 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FIVE RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ABP In-Tend Portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender