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Published 2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-5191 Port Services Harwich (Interim Provision)

Authority: UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services (63) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Awarded value£300,590published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Clarksons Port Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a Contract for Port services/Agent/Chandler services for the RRS Sir David Attenborough for the October. In addition we require the support for a charter ship in Harwich in November.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East of England
63721000 Port and waterway operation services and associated services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award — no call for competition
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
Last source update
2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
Authority reference
C0336
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d0c
Why no open competition
Urgency
Published justification
Schedule 5, Paragraph 13 and Paragraph 14 of the Procurement Act 2023, the public contract concerns goods strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, applies to the award of this contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,5901 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 31 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Clarksons Port Services Ltd1 Sept 2025 — 31 Dec 2025£300,59027 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • UKRI-5191 Port Services Harwich (Interim Provision) · Clarksons Port Services Ltd

    Signed
    31 Aug 2025
    Value
    £300,590
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 — 31 Dec 2025
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £300,590
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025
  1. Contract termination notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMTUK11
  2. Status changed
    2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  4. Buyer details updated
    2 Feb 2026, 13:18 GMT
  5. Contract details notice published
    10 Sept 2025, 10:54 BSTUK7
  6. Contract signature expected
    29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  7. Contract award notice published
    27 Aug 2025, 10:52 BSTUK6
  8. Transparency notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 15:20 BSTUK5
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-08: 1 release · 22 Aug 2025

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, South West, SN2 1FL [email protected] 01793 442000

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

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