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SUPPLY OF A BATTERY FOR A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) AT THE PORT OF SOUTHAMPTON

Buyer: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS →

BuyerASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published22 Apr 2026

What is being bought

ABP plans to install a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the Port of Southampton. This tender is to secure a supplier for the battery to support this project - this tender is for the technology supply only (cells, enclosures, inverters, PCS, BMS), and does not include civil, balance of plant, electrical works, site integration or trading arrangements.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058e0c
Latest release ID036835-2026
Latest release timestampWed Apr 22 2026 16:27:18 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
22 Apr 2026award, contract036835-2026
14 Oct 2025tenderUpdate065228-2025
14 Oct 2025tender065157-2025
26 Aug 2025planning051387-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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26 Aug 2025 · 051387-2025 · planning
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