Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5191 Port Services Harwich (Interim Provision)
Notice 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.
Procurement Information
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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058d0c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008955-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK11 - Contract Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
63721000 - Port and waterway operation services and associated services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £300,590 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £300,590 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Feb 20263 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Aug 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2025 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Terminated
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008955-2026
2nd February 2026 - Contract termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055286-2025
10th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051492-2025
27th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050956-2025
22nd August 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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