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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Services Concession Contract for Port Operation Services at the Port of Ramsgate

Thanet District Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:38.

Opportunity overview

Thanet District Council as Statutory Harbour Authority is seeking to award a Services Concession Contract for the operation, equipping, enhancement, promotion, management and maintenance of a 18 acre site consisting of two roll on/roll off berths and surrounding portside land 15/08/2024, 13:59 Services Concession Contract for Port Operation Services at the Port of Ramsgate - Find a Tender at the Port of Ramsgate. The contract will be for an initial period of twenty (20) years, with the option to extend for a further period of five (5) years. Thanet District Council is conducting the procurement in accordance with the requirements of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) ("CCR 2016"). Please refer to the procurement documents for further details.

Classification

  • CPV98362000 — Port management services
  • CPV45241000 — Harbour construction works
  • CPV63000000 — Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services

Lots

  • Thanet District Council as Statutory Harbour Authority is undertaking a procurement for the provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, enhancement, promotion, management and maintenance of the Berths and Site at the Port of Ramsgate. The Contract will be structured as a services concession. The Council received a grant from the Levelling Up Fund ("LUF") in 2021, and has committed to allocating part of the LUF funding towards investment in infrastructure at the Site. The Council intends to make [£4.5 million] LUF funding available to the Concessionaire by way of a grant agreement for the purposes of delivering capital works at the Site. Bidders will be required, in addition to their proposals for the delivery of the Services, to set out their proposals for delivering any capital works in their tenders. An overview of the intended procurement process (which includes the ability to have dialogue with shortlisted Bidders) is as follows: Stage 1 - Combined Qualification and Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders Stage (ISIT Stage) Stage 2 - Dialogue Stage 3 - Invitation to Submit Final Tenders Stage 4 - Preferred Bidder Stage Stage 5 - Contract Award Thanet District Council intends to invite a maximum of three (3) Bidders to participate in Dialogue following the ISIT Stage. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access certain information which is designated as confidential and/or commercially sensitive. Bidders are advised to sign and submit the form of NDA provided in the tender pack on the Portal (unamended) promptly in accordance with the instructions set out therein so that they are able to access such information. Please see the procurement documents for further details available from the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)).£325m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-048bd7
Status
cancelled
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
In accordance with Regulations 47 (Notices of decisions to award a concession), Regulation 48 (standstill period) and Regulation 52 (Enforcement of duties through the court) of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016.
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure with prior publication of a call for competition

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
3

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Additional information
Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
Bidders are invited to attend a site visit on either the 28 August 2024, 6 September 2024 or 20 September 2024. Bidders must register their attendance through the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page at their earliest convenience, and no later than one day before the date of the visit. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate only. It is the estimated gross turnover (exclusive of VAT) that a Concessionaire may be able to generate from the provision of the services at the Port of Ramsgate.

Old Value

Text
Bidders are invited to attend a site visit on either the 28 August 2024 or 6 September 2024. Bidders must register their attendance through the Portal at their earliest convenience. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate only. It is the estimated gross turnover (exclusive of VAT) that a Concessionaire may be able to generate from the provision of the services at the Port of Ramsgate.
Entry 2
Id
4

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Label
Additional Information
Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
Bidders are invited to attend a site visit on either the 28 August 2024, 6 September 2024, 20 September 2024 or 18 October 2024. Bidders must register their attendance through the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page at their earliest convenience, and no later than one day before the date of the visit. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate only. It is the estimated gross turnover (exclusive of VAT) that a Concessionaire may be able to generate from the provision of the services at the Port of Ramsgate.

Old Value

Text
Bidders are invited to attend a site visit on either the 28 August 2024, 6 September 2024 or 20 September 2024. Bidders must register their attendance through the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page at their earliest convenience, and no later than one day before the date of the visit. The contract value stated in this notice is an estimate only. It is the estimated gross turnover (exclusive of VAT) that a Concessionaire may be able to generate from the provision of the services at the Port of Ramsgate.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0023
Scheme
CELEX

Tender Period

Ends
28 Oct 2024, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
Not provided

Classification

Id
98362000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Port management services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Other Requirements

Requires Staff Names And Qualifications
Yes

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
suitability
Description
Please see the procurement documents for further details - available from the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk). Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access certain information which is designated as confidential and/or commercially sensitive. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.

Applies To

supplier

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Description
Thanet District Council as Statutory Harbour Authority is undertaking a procurement for the provision of services relating to the operation, equipping, enhancement, promotion, management and maintenance of the Berths and Site at the Port of Ramsgate. The Contract will be structured as a services concession. The Council received a grant from the Levelling Up Fund ("LUF") in 2021, and has committed to allocating part of the LUF funding towards investment in infrastructure at the Site. The Council intends to make [£4.5 million] LUF funding available to the Concessionaire by way of a grant agreement for the purposes of delivering capital works at the Site. Bidders will be required, in addition to their proposals for the delivery of the Services, to set out their proposals for delivering any capital works in their tenders. An overview of the intended procurement process (which includes the ability to have dialogue with shortlisted Bidders) is as follows: Stage 1 - Combined Qualification and Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders Stage (ISIT Stage) Stage 2 - Dialogue Stage 3 - Invitation to Submit Final Tenders Stage 4 - Preferred Bidder Stage Stage 5 - Contract Award Thanet District Council intends to invite a maximum of three (3) Bidders to participate in Dialogue following the ISIT Stage. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to access certain information which is designated as confidential and/or commercially sensitive. Bidders are advised to sign and submit the form of NDA provided in the tender pack on the Portal (unamended) promptly in accordance with the instructions set out therein so that they are able to access such information. Please see the procurement documents for further details available from the Kent Business Portal contract opportunity page (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)).

Value

Amount
325,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents

Contract period

Duration In Days
300

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Port of Ramsgate, 21 Military Road, Ramsgate, Kent CT11 9FT

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Entry 2
Region
UKJ44

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45241000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Harbour construction works
Entry 2
Id
63000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
Entry 3
Id
71220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural design services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-121786
Name
Thanet District Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ4
Locality
Margate
Postal Code
CT91XZ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
PO Box 9

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Thanet District Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Gemma Paul
Telephone
+44 1843577294
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-92
Name
Royal Courts of Justice

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-100729
Name
Royal Courts of Justice London

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Royal Courts of Justice London

Award information

Award 1
Id
002896-2025-1
Status
unsuccessful
Status Details
discontinued

Related lots

1

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Margate · UKJ4 · CT91XZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4
  • Delivery location · UKJ44

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-048bd7-2025-01-28T17:24:54Zcompiled ·