Closed tender

The Purchase of Electric Reachstackers

Details

Buyer: The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company
Value: £4,500,000
Topic: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Published: 10 September 2025
Submission: 6 October 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The purchase of seven (7) electric Reachstackers supplied in two (2) batches over two (2) years. *Please note additional unit (Vehicle Type 2) now being purchased by sister Port - Thamesport (London) Limited as part of Year 1 - Batch 1*. Thamesport (London) Limited are not subject to the Procurement Act 2023 Regulations. **Please note additional unit (Vehicle Type 1) now being purchased by the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company as part of Year 1 - Batch 1** There is also a requirement for 2 different specifications as shown by Vehicle Type 1 and Vehicle Type 2, Vehicle Type 1 (3 Assets) • Lifting capacity of 45t first row / 35t second row • Wheelbase no longer that 6.6m. • Sliding cabin • Support jacks • Mechanical pile slope • Integrated over height legs on the spreader Vehicle Type 2 (4 assets) • Lifting capacity of 45t first row / 31t second row • Wheelbase no longer that 6.6m. • Sliding cabin • Mechanical pile slope

Timeline

Completed: Tender published10 September 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date6 October 2025

About the buyer

The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company operates the Port of Felixstowe and buys as a port operator. The parent company, Hutchison Ports UK, operates the platform. Most tenders follow a two-stage process, with conditions of participation completed first.

The Finance Department then runs a financial assessment, and only suppliers passing both stages are invited to tender.

Over the past 5 years, most of The Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company's contract awards have been in electrical equipment and lighting, transport equipment and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

31000000 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
34000000 · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-felixstowe-dock-and-railway-company.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-felixstowe-dock-and-railway-company.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-felixstowe-dock-and-railway-company.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-felixstowe-dock-and-railway-company.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-felixstowe-dock-and-railway-company.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@the-felixstowe-dock-and-railway-company.gov