Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply, Fit and Maintenance of Tyres
Notice Description
The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company (located in Suffolk) requires: - the supply of tyres for a variety of port vehicles - the on-site fitting and maintenance of the tyres - routine and reactive maintenance - technical product support - tyre disposal An onsite presence is required at the Port of Felixstowe and a recurrent presence will be required at London Thamesport, Kent. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") (as amended) may apply.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The right to additional or alternative purchases while the contract is valid. Equipment on the ports for which the tyres are required may change and/or alternative tyres which are more sustainable or beneficial from another perspective become available.
Renewal: The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company will have the right to extend the contract in event: - a tendered process has been delayed or has not resulted in a successful preferred supplier; - a review of the Purchaser's requirements has not been concluded. 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-056217
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079683-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
34350000 - Tyres for heavy/light-duty vehicles
50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £7,474,617 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £7,474,617 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £6,445,517 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-07-01
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
- Jo Versey
- Contact Email
- tenders@fdrc.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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, TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Western Felixstowe
- Westminster Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079683-2025
4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041284-2025
18th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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