Notice Information
Notice Title
The Supply of Diesel Engine Fitting Services
Notice Description
The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company requires the supply of on-site diesel engine fitting services for port operation equipment, which at times will require the use of mobile elevated work platforms. The services will be required on types of equipment shown below: Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes; Emergency generator standby sets; and miscellaneous Port related plant and equipment. The Contractor will be expected to supply various tools, equipment and software to undertake the services. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") (as amended) may apply to this tender. The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company understand that two staff of the incumbent contractor currently undertake these services, further information will be provided to those suppliers who pass the Conditions of Participation stage and are invited to tender.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company has the right to extend the contract if a tender process has been delayed or has not resulted in a succesful preferred supplier. For clarity this right is reserved for The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company not the Contractor
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-054432
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074857-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
51140000 - Installation services of engines
71300000 - Engineering services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £660,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £660,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £522,181 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-06-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE FELIXSTOWE DOCK AND RAILWAY COMPANY
- Contact Name
- Matt Werrett
- Contact Email
- tenders@fdrc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +441394602775
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FELIXSTOWE
- Postcode
- IP11 3SY
- Post Town
- Ipswich
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH6 Suffolk
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH63 East Suffolk
- Delivery Location
- TLH14 Suffolk CC
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Western Felixstowe
- Westminster Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074857-2025
18th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030489-2025
6th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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