✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 16:01.
Opportunity overview
ABP is seeking to identify and shortlist suitably qualified and experienced contractors with the capability, capacity and resources required to deliver the Grimsby River Terminal (GRT) Civils Package. Through this PSQ stage, applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability, with a particular focus on evidence from comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering projects. Applicants that successfully demonstrate compliance with the selection criteria and meet ABP's minimum requirements will be invited to participate in the subsequent Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure.
Classification
CPV45231300 — Construction work for water and sewage pipelines
CPV45233120 — Road construction works
CPV45233222 — Paving and asphalting works
CPV45240000 — Construction work for water projects
CPV45241000 — Harbour construction works
CPV45241100 — Quay construction work
CPV45244000 — Marine construction works
CPV45262210 — Foundation work
CPV45262211 — Pile driving
CPV45262300 — Concrete work
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated · Including VAT · Source currency differs from tender
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Buyer location · London · UKI32 · WC2E 9ES · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
Notice and amendment history
1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.
1 VERSION
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093884-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Associated British Ports is running a pre-qualification questionnaire (PSQ) to shortlist contractors for the Grimsby River Terminal Civils Package. Successful applicants will be invited to tender under a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
Who this may suit
Best suited to contractors able to evidence comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering delivery, alongside financial, health and safety, quality, environmental and organisational capability.
Key points identified
Comparable project experienceEvidence of comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering projects is required.Evidence: The notice specifies a particular focus on evidence from comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering projects.
Technical expertiseApplicants will be assessed on technical expertise.Evidence: Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
Financial standingApplicants will be assessed on financial standing.Evidence: Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
94% approved-analysis confidence10 supplier criteria identified2 risks or unknowns
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Associated British Ports is running a pre-qualification questionnaire (PSQ) to shortlist contractors for the Grimsby River Terminal Civils Package. Successful applicants will be invited to tender under a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
Who this may suit
Best suited to contractors able to evidence comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering delivery, alongside financial, health and safety, quality, environmental and organisational capability.
Key deliverables
Grimsby River Terminal civils works
Port and marine construction capability
Quay, foundation, piling, concrete, road, paving and pipeline-related works
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
10 criteria identified
Comparable project experience
98% confidence
Evidence of comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering projects is required.
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The notice specifies a particular focus on evidence from comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering projects.
Technical expertise
98% confidence
Applicants will be assessed on technical expertise.
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Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
Financial standing
98% confidence
Applicants will be assessed on financial standing.
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Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
Health and safety performance
98% confidence
Applicants will be assessed on health and safety performance.
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Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
Quality management arrangements
98% confidence
Applicants will be assessed on quality management arrangements.
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Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
Environmental credentials
98% confidence
Applicants will be assessed on environmental credentials.
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Applicants will be assessed on their relevant experience, technical expertise, financial standing, health and safety performance, quality management arrangements, environmental credentials and organisational capability.
Organisational capability
98% confidence
Applicants will be assessed on organisational capability, capability, capacity and resources.
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ABP is seeking to identify and shortlist suitably qualified and experienced contractors with the capability, capacity and resources required to deliver the package.
Selection threshold
98% confidence
Applicants must demonstrate compliance with the selection criteria and meet ABP's minimum requirements to progress to ITT.
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Applicants that successfully demonstrate compliance with the selection criteria and meet ABP's minimum requirements will be invited to participate in the subsequent ITT stage.
SME suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity data does not state whether the opportunity is suitable for SMEs.
VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity data does not state whether the opportunity is suitable for VCSEs.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
96% confidence
Unknown; the process value is recorded as £0 and no estimated value is provided.
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value_min is null and value_max is 0 GBP.
Commercial terms
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No commercial terms are supplied.
Delivery
Project location
88% confidence
Grimsby River Terminal; delivery region recorded as UKE, United Kingdom.
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The opportunity title names Grimsby River Terminal and the delivery location is recorded as region UKE, United Kingdom.
Contract dates
99% confidence
Unknown.
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Contract start and end dates are not supplied.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Open tender notice; PSQ stage.
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display_status is open and the description states, "Through this PSQ stage".
Procedure
99% confidence
Selective procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure.
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procurement_method is selective and procurement_method_details is Competitive flexible procedure.
Submission deadline
99% confidence
30 October 2026, 12:00 UTC.
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submission_deadline is 2026-10-30T12:00:00+00:00.
Next stage
99% confidence
Successful PSQ applicants will be invited to an ITT.
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Applicants meeting the selection criteria and minimum requirements will be invited to the subsequent ITT stage.
Submission portal
93% confidence
ABP In-Tend portal.
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A bidding-documents link is supplied: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/abp/aspx/Home.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Value data inconsistency
99% confidence
The overall process currency is GBP while the lot currency is AED; both recorded values are zero, so the estimated contract value is unreliable.
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The process records value_max 0 GBP, while Lot 1 records value_amount 0 AED.
Selection evidence burden
97% confidence
High-quality evidence of comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering work is likely to be central to shortlisting.
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The notice places a particular focus on evidence from comparable large-scale port, marine and complex civil engineering projects.
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