Official UK procurement notice
Storage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting
Authority: UK Hydrographic Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionStorage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting of our Nautical Book Publications, comprising of:
Stock management and handling
•Receive stock deliveries from multiple print suppliers.
•Securely store approximately 450–500 unstacked pallets of publications.
•Maintain accurate stock records through a front-end system that provides live reporting on stock holdings.
Fulfilment objectives
•Daily orders will be provided by the Authority via email as XML files, with one XML file per order. Order quantities may be as low as a single item.
•Orders must be packed in bespoke cartons with a maximum weight of 30kg and sealed using the Authority’s branded packing tape. Each consignment must include a branded packing list detailing the items ordered.
•Items are predominantly A4 book publications. Other fulfilled items include A4 ring binders, A2 spiral-bound catalogues, and similar items of the same size or smaller.
•Where required, customs documentation must be issued directly to customers by email.
•Provide a front-end system capable of reporting on orders in hand and orders despatched, with tracking details available to support progress visibility.
Delivery
•Orders must be fully traceable, with customs documentation completed where required to support global distribution.
•A supplementary rush-order service is required to provide same-day despatch for orders received before midday, on an occasional basis.
•Standard delivery options, selected according to customer requirements at the point of order, are as follows:
oBritish Forces Post Office – orders allocated to HM Ships and other recipients via their unique BFPO number.
oExpress courier – same-day despatch with worldwide coverage.
oCollect – customers may appoint their own agents to collect from the premises from the next working day. The contractor must provide a release note to the customer by email during fulfilment, to be exchanged for the goods on collection.
oEx works – customers manage their own arrangements with the contractor for onward delivery by land, air, or sea, according to their requirements.
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CPV: Storage and warehousing services
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From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 21 Mar 2027
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- “Storage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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How UK Hydrographic Office buys Storage and warehousing services (CPV 6312), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards were announced within 77 days of the bid deadline.
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Lot #1CPV 6312Published estimate£3.5m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Granby Marketing Services LtdEarlier contract | Provision of Publication Storage and Fulfilment Servicesnotice published Oct 2022 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2026, 09:58 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 09:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046811- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069e7fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 May 2026 → 21 Mar 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published153 days ago21 May 2026, 09:58 BST
- Market engagement137 days ago5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Desktop research and engaging with the suppliers identified as a result
Offering virtual meetings on a one to one basis to any interested potential supplier
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 151 days21 Mar 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 May 2026, 09:58 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender