Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Temporary Workers to undertake Warehousing Duties at the Port of Felixstowe Statutory Examination Area
Authority: THE FELIXSTOWE DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company ('the Purchaser') requires the provision of Temporary Workers to carry out warehousing duties at the Ports Statutory Examination
Area ('Examination Area'), comprising sheds and a TCEF (temperature-controlled examination facility). The warehousing duties comprise of, but are not limited to; handball
(unloading and reloading containers (including requirement to reload cargo into the same
container)); and small fork lift.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 Dec 2028, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: Interested suppliers are to express their interest in this opportunity via the Purchaser's e-tender portal the details of which are in section v.13. Suppliers will be required to register on the e-tender portal if they are not already registered - it is free to do so. The Tender document containing specification; submissions requirements and award criteria together with the Form of Contract are available on the Purchaser's e-tender portal. NOTE: The tender document is provided for information of 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 suppliers financial standing. Suppliers who express an interest will be required to complete and pass conditions of participation. This must be completed by the date at V.16 Deadline for requests to participate. The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company will undertake a financial assessment of the supplies financial standing undertaken by the ports Finance Department on an obtained finance report. Suppliers must pass this financial assessment as well as the conditions of participation. Suppliers who are successful following review of the conditions of participation, including the financial assessment will be invited to tender. Suppliers invited to tender may be required to undertake a site visit to the port prior to submitting their tendered bid. Tender submissions are to be submitted via the Purchaser's e-tender portal and will be opened at a scheduled Tender Committee meeting. A preferred supplier stage will be entered into following tender assessment to allow for contract terms negotiation to be finalised if required and time allowed for the Purchaser's Group approval to the contract terms.
CPV: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,562,000
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 (4)
- Technical: 10%
- Technical - performance: 10%
- Charges: 60%
- Deviations: 20%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical: Further information in detailed in the Tender document.
- Technical - performance: Further information is detailed in the Tender document.
- Charges: most competitively 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 80 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
- 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 19 Dec 2028
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 15:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 7 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
TC01426- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085077- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05fac7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payment terms are detailed within the tender document.
- How it runs
Interested suppliers are to express their interest in this opportunity via the Purchaser's e-tender portal the details of which are in section v.13. Suppliers will be required to register on the e-tender portal if they are not already registered - it is free to do so.
The Tender document containing specification; submissions requirements and award criteria together with the Form of Contract are available on the Purchaser's e-tender portal. NOTE: The tender document is provided for information of 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 suppliers financial standing.
Suppliers who express an interest will be required to complete and pass conditions of participation. This must be completed by the date at V.16 Deadline for requests to participate.
The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company will undertake a financial assessment of the supplies financial standing undertaken by the ports Finance Department on an obtained finance report. Suppliers must pass this financial assessment as well as the conditions of participation.
Suppliers who are successful following review of the conditions of participation, including the financial assessment will be invited to tender.
Suppliers invited to tender may be required to undertake a site visit to the port prior to submitting their tendered bid.
Tender submissions are to be submitted via the Purchaser's e-tender portal and will be opened at a scheduled Tender Committee meeting.
A preferred supplier stage will be entered into following tender assessment to allow for contract terms negotiation to be finalised if required and time allowed for the Purchaser's Group approval to the contract terms.
- Risks
Reduction in labour services requirement.
Downturn in productivity in area covered.
Legislation in relation to the services required changing.
The tender document does state there are no guaranteed level of services required.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 29 Jan 2026, 12:00 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 registred 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'. It is free for suppliers to register.
Timeline
19 Dec 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 16:08 GMT
- Submission deadline273 days ago29 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by204 days ago7 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts150 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent141 days ago10 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published141 days ago10 Jun 2026, 15:49 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 16:08 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published10 Jun 2026, 15:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Jun 2026, 15:49 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inplace Personnel Services Limited1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2029 · up to 31 May 2031Extensions: Description of possible extension: The Purchaser has the right to extend the contract in event: - a tendered process has been delayed or has not resulted in a successful preferred supplier; - the Purchaser is reviewing requirements for labour services. | £2,785,196 inc. VAT | 9 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- INPLACE PERSONNEL SERVICES 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