Official UK procurement notice
The Supply of Fabrication and Engineering Services
Authority: THE FELIXSTOWE DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Supply of Fabrication and Engineering Services at the Port of Felixstowe.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Oct 2028, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: Interested Contractors are to express their interest in this opportunity via the Purchasers e-Tender portal - https://procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration/Register Please note that Contractors 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 containing the specification; submission requirements and award criteria together with the Form of Contract are 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 succesful completion of the Conditions of Participation stage which includes assessment of Contractors financial standing. Contractors will be required to complete the Conditions of Participation and submissions must be completed by the date for requests to participate - 24/11/2025 - 09:00hrs. The Purchasers Finance Department will undertake a financial assessment of the Contractors financial standing, using an obtained finance report. Contractors must pass must pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment. Succesful Contractors that pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment will be invited to tender. Contractors will be expected to undertake a mandatory site visit at The Port of Felixstowe, prior to the submission of the Contractors completed 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 tender assessments, this will allow for contract terms negotiations to be finalised if required.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,250,000
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 (3)
- Technical: 40%
- Deviations: 20%
- The Fees: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Meets full requirements of Specification.
- The Fees: Most competitively (lowest) priced.
- Deviations: No material deviations to Form of Contract - Deviations will be considered material if they could result in i) additional cost or ii) additional risk to the Purchaser.
- 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
- Services
- 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
- Yes · next expected 2 Oct 2028
- First published
- 28 Oct 2025, 16:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 09:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 4 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
TC01423- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069105- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d598Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The Payment Terms are provided within the Tender document - Tender document included in the Expression of Interest and Conditions of Participation on the Proactis e-Tender Portal.
- How it runs
Interested Contractors are to express their interest in this opportunity via the Purchasers e-Tender portal - procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration… ↗
Please note that Contractors 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 containing the specification; submission requirements and award criteria together with the Form of Contract are 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 succesful completion of the Conditions of Participation stage which includes assessment of Contractors financial standing.
Contractors will be required to complete the Conditions of Participation and submissions must be completed by the date for requests to participate - 24/11/2025 - 09:00hrs.
The Purchasers Finance Department will undertake a financial assessment of the Contractors financial standing, using an obtained finance report. Contractors must pass must pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment.
Succesful Contractors that pass both the Conditions of Participation and the financial assessment will be invited to tender.
Contractors will be expected to undertake a mandatory site visit at The Port of Felixstowe, prior to the submission of the Contractors completed 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 tender assessments, this will allow for contract terms negotiations to be finalised if required.
- Risks
Amount of work available and requirement for staff on site.
Potential change in regulatory guidelines that could impact the use of equipment and as a direct result impact the requirements of these services and contract.
Downturn in global shipping, reduced container movements and as a result this could impact equipment usage and reduce amount of works required on equipment.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Proactis e-Tender Platform:
procontract.due-north.com/SupplierRegistration… ↗
Suppliers that are already registered on the Proactis e-Tender Platform, can log-on and search for this Tender Opportunity under Hutchison Ports UK (parent company of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company).
Please note if you are not registered, you will need to register first and then proceed in searching for the opportunity following completion of the registration.
Timeline
28 Oct 2025 → 2 May 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published358 days ago28 Oct 2025, 16:08 GMT
- Submission deadline331 days ago24 Nov 2025, 09:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by231 days ago4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent188 days ago17 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published187 days ago17 Apr 2026, 09:54 BST
- Standstill ends174 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts173 days ago2 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2025- Tender notice published28 Oct 2025, 16:08 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 09:54 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 09:54 BST
- Contract signature expected4 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUFFOLK WELDING & FABRICATION LTDSME2 Jun 2026 – 1 Jun 2029 · up to 1 Jun 2030Extensions: Requirement to extend term for another 12 month period to facilitate tender process / delays to existing tender process, ensure no stop it provision of services whilst the tender process is completed. | £834,543 | 17 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SUFFOLK WELDING & FABRICATION LTDAwarded 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