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# Storage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/storage-fulfilment-and-worldwide-freighting-ocds-h6vhtk-069e7f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Hydrographic Office: "Storage, fulfilment and worldwide freighting". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Hydrographic Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-hydrographic-office-gov-ea51)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Storage and warehousing services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/storage-fulfilment-and-worldwide-freighting-ocds-h6vhtk-069e7f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069e7f`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/storage-fulfilment-and-worldwide-freighting-ocds-h6vhtk-069e7f#tl-md)

## Description
Storage, 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Taunton:-Storage-and-warehousing-services./SXV8NE64DA
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/SXV8NE64DA

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 63120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 21/03/2027 to 20/03/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F046811-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-21T08:58:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T21:34:56.541Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069e7f