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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 080046/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

UKPGA UK4: Tender Notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
National registration number: ZC000195

Postal address: 25 Bedford Street
Town: London
Region: Westminster
Postal code: WC2E 9ES
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Adam Sanford
Email: procurement@abports.co.uk

Internet address

I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
via

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Private utility

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
Marine Consultancy – Future Port Talbot
Reference number: ABP-FPT-CS-1820

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
Special regime
Utilities

II.1.4) Short description
Contract Description –
Associated British Ports is seeking a suitably experienced marine environmental and consenting consultant to support a key project within the Future Port Talbot programme. The project involves the phased development of the existing port into a major hub to support deployment and supply chains for Floating Offshore Wind in the Celtic Sea, including port expansion, land reclamation, marine and terrestrial works, and ecological mitigation or compensation
Scope of Services –
The consultant will lead the marine technical elements of the Environmental Impact Assessment and provide associated support to the project.
Services are expected to commence in October 2026 and support the planned Infrastructure Consent Order.
ABP reserves the right to amend the Contract following award, including but not limited to changes to the scope, duration, specifications, deliverables, service requirements, or value of the Contract, where such amendments are necessary to support ABP’s business, operational, or statutory requirements. Any such modification shall be carried out in accordance with the terms of the Contract and applicable procurement regulations. By submitting a Tender, Tenderers acknowledge and accept that the Contract may be subject to such modifications during its term.
This procurement relates to works required for the provision and operation of port and transport infrastructure and is therefore undertaken by a utility undertaking under the Procurement Act 2023.
This procurement will be contracted under a NEC4 Professional Services Contract (PSC) Option E

II.1.5) Estimated Total Value
Value (including VAT)
0
Currency
GBP

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
0
Currency
AED

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
71351200
71351210
71354500
90700000
90711000
90711400
90713000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
UKL17 – Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Quality
Name: Quality
Weighting: 60

Cost
Name: Commercial
Weighting: 40

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2026-10-30 00:00
End
2030-03-01 23:59
Duration
3 years 4 months 2 days

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Estimated award decision date
2026-10-29 23:59

IV.2.2) Tender submission deadline
2026-09-21 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-08-21 15:51