Provision of Consultancy Support for Operations Director/COO

Official notice

Authority: Thames Freeport (Public body)

Below threshold - limited competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI52)

Awarded value£130,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to Special Envoy Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procure an interim Operations Director / COO support to the organisation. The support is required to ensure continuity of operational leadership during a period where the Deputy CEO is acting as Interim CEO, pending the recruitment of a permanent Chief Executive.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - limited competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Mar 2026, 15:03 GMT
Last source update: 6 Mar 2026, 15:03 GMT
Authority reference: TFP-RFP027
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-020515
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: London (UKI52)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06646d Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026

Contract award notice published
6 Mar 2026, 15:03 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £130,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Special Envoy Services LimitedSME7 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Sept 2026Extensions: If further services required	£130,000 inc. VAT	1 Oct 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Thames Freeport Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PGTR-2821-XQNY Leslie Ford House, Tilbury, Essex, East of England, RM18 7EHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Special Envoy Services LimitedAwarded supplier Three Chimneys Cottage, Redford, Midhurst, West Sussex, South East, GU29 0QFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender6 Mar 2026, 15:03 GMT