Notice Information
Notice Title
Project_5066- Provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data
Notice Description
Bill of Lading data is used by DBT to monitor container trade to and from the UK. DBT have been receiving Bill of Lading data for exports from the UK (where a container leaves from a UK port) and imports to the UK (where the container lands at a UK port or the container lands at a foreign port but with a final destination of the UK) since 2021. The Data DBT requires includes: a. Container events including port departure time and port arrival time. b. Information on which ship the good was transported on. This must include International Maritime Organization ('IMO' number') and vessel name. c. Carrier, shipper, forwarder, and container details. These details are required to identify the movements of the specific cargo containers that goods are shipped in. We also require the address data for the carrier, shipper and forwarder. d. Port of load, port of destination, place of receipt, and place of destination details. The data must allow us to identify where goods are shipped via intermediate ports. e. The types and details of goods being shipped. This should be the name/type of product using HS classification codes and the volume/weight of the product. f. Allocated container count (i.e. unit of measurement used to determine the cargo capacity relative to the total container capacity).
Procurement Information
Following engagement with the market only one supplier was identified.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e5d5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005903-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72300000 - Data services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £520,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £260,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 Jan 2026 - 28 Nov 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS & TRADE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- dataandsystems@businessandtrade.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2DY
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005903-2026
22nd January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075841-2025
20th November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075816-2025
20th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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