Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Consumable Goods and the Provision of a Vending Solution
Authority: THE FELIXSTOWE DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPort of Felixstowe, requirement for Engineering consumable items and consumable PPE both in a vending solution and delivered on site to a main store's facility.
- How the procedure runs: Interested suppliers are to express their interest in this opportunity via the Purchasers e-tender portal: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Please note that Suppliers will be required to register on the e-tender portal if they are not already registered - registration is a free process to complete. The tender document contains the specification: submission requirements, award criteria (Technical, Cost, Sustainability and Deviations which shall be a weighted criteria) (as set out in the section headed Award Criteria in this notice), together with the Form of Contract. These documents are all available on the Purchasers e-tender portal. NOTE - The tender document is provided for information of the requirements and must not be completed or submitted until invited to do so following successful completion of the Conditions of Participation stage which includes assessment of the Suppliers financial standing. Suppliers will be required to complete the Conditions of Participation. Submissions must be completed by the date for requests to participate (28/10/2025 - 17:00 hours). The Purchasers Finance Department will undertake a financial assessment of the Suppliers financial standing, using an obtained finance report. Suppliers must pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment. Successful Suppliers that pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment will be invited to tender. Tender submissions are required to be submitted via the Purchasers e-tender portal and will be opened following submission at a scheduled tender committee meeting. A preferred Supplier stage will be entered into following the completion of the tender assessments, this will allow for contract terms negotiations to be finalised as required.
CPV: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£750,000
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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Technical: 20%
- Technical: 10%
- Deviations: 20%
- Charges: 40%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Technical: Item suitability and Vending Solution.
- Technical: Available reporting functionality / platform for Purchaser to access.
- Charges: Most competitively (lowest) priced - based on items provided.
- Deviations: To Specification or Form of Contract.
- Sustainability: Reduction in material materials, environmental impact and carbon emissions.
- 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- 2 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2026, 17:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
TC01421- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061871- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a737Find a Tender
- How it runs
Interested suppliers are to express their interest in this opportunity via the Purchasers e-tender portal:
procontract.due-north.com/Register ↗
Please note that Suppliers will be required to register on the e-tender portal if they are not already registered - registration is a free process to complete.
The tender document contains the specification: submission requirements, award criteria (Technical, Cost, Sustainability and Deviations which shall be a weighted criteria) (as set out in the section headed Award Criteria in this notice), together with the Form of Contract. These documents are all available on the Purchasers e-tender portal.
NOTE - The tender document is provided for information of the requirements and must not be completed or submitted until invited to do so following successful completion of the Conditions of Participation stage which includes assessment of the Suppliers financial standing.
Suppliers will be required to complete the Conditions of Participation. Submissions must be completed by the date for requests to participate (28/10/2025 - 17:00 hours).
The Purchasers Finance Department will undertake a financial assessment of the Suppliers financial standing, using an obtained finance report. Suppliers must pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment.
Successful Suppliers that pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment will be invited to tender.
Tender submissions are required to be submitted via the Purchasers e-tender portal and will be opened following submission at a scheduled tender committee meeting. A preferred Supplier stage will be entered into following the completion of the tender assessments, this will allow for contract terms negotiations to be finalised as required.
- Risks
Reduction in requirement for consumable items due to:
- Newer Equipment being purchased
- Reduction in requirement repair / maintenance
- Downturn in global container traffic
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Purchaser uses Proactis e-tender platform:
procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration… ↗
Suppliers who are registered on the Proactis e-tender platform can search for this tender opportunity under 'Hutchison Ports UK'.
Suppliers who are not registered will need to register then search for the opportunity. Search 'Proactis Supplier Registration' or use the address above.
Timeline
2 Oct 2025 → 28 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published384 days ago2 Oct 2025, 16:04 BST
- Clarification questions by358 days ago28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline358 days ago28 Oct 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by274 days ago20 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts203 days ago2 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent161 days ago14 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published160 days ago14 May 2026, 17:13 BST
- Standstill ends146 days ago28 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published14 May 2026, 17:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 May 2026, 17:13 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brammer Buck & Hickman2 Jul 2026 – 1 Jul 2029 · up to 1 Jul 2030Extensions: Extension to contract should a tender process not be completed due to timeframes or unsuitable tenderers. | £1,120,083 inc. VAT | 30 Apr 2026standstill to 28 May 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RUBIX U.K. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender