Official UK procurement notice
UKD Orca Dry Dock Requirement 2026
Authority: Associated British Ports
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jul 2026awarded 21 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to A & P Falmouth Limited
Contract term 1 moends 11 Oct 2026 · starts 7 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionABP require a one off contract to conduct the biennial dry dock of UK Dredgings UKD Orca dredger, with dry dock to commence early September 2026, to coincide with the vessel’s MCA statutory certification.
CPV: Dredgers · Dry-docking services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£0
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Evaluation: 50%
- Commercial Evaluation: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Evaluation
- Commercial Evaluation
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Jun 2026, 15:48 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 18:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
PSE-UKD-26/1825- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-055833- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b452Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Jun 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published131 days ago12 Jun 2026, 15:48 BST
- Submission deadline103 days ago10 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by82 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published61 days ago21 Aug 2026, 18:33 BST
- Standstill ends49 days ago2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts45 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Jun 2026- Tender notice published12 Jun 2026, 15:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 18:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete21 Aug 2026, 18:33 BST
- Contract signature expected3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £917,5691 award inc. VAT; no net value published
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A & P Falmouth Limited7 Sept 2026 – 1 Oct 2026 | £917,569 inc. VAT | 21 Aug 2026standstill to 2 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- A&P Falmouth LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender