Notice Information
Notice Title
PROVISION OF TEMPORARY WORKERS TO UNDERTAKE WAREHOUSING DUTIES AT THE HARWICH INTERNATIONAL PORT STATUTORY EXAMINATION AREA
Notice Description
The provision of temporary workers to perform warehousing duties at Harwich International Ports statutory examination facility. The warehousing duties comprise of but are not limited to: * Handball (unloading and reloading trailers and containers). * Small forklift (
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Purchaser has the right to extend the contract in the event a tendered process has been delayed or has not resulted in a successful preferred supplier, or for service provision stability where a change to the Governments requirements for examinations is being undertaken, or where the service requirements are under review.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ccb2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065350-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Oct 20254 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-10-14
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HARWICH INTERNATIONAL PORT LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- 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
- TLH3 Essex
-
- Local Authority
- East Suffolk
- Electoral Ward
- Western Felixstowe
- Westminster Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065350-2025
14th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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