Shipping Tenders and Contracts
See open shipping and freight tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector. Over 60 shipping and freight tenders and contracts were published in the last 12 months.
633 results
- Expired contractPublished 22 January 2018
Provision, Commissioning and maintenance of a Marina Management System at the Port of Ramsgate
£67,800
- Awarded contractPublished 10 January 2018
Feasibility Study on Potential Development of a Maritime Centre of Excellence in Cahiracon
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 January 2018
Training services
£182,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 November 2017
Highway maintenance work
£8,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 14 November 2017
UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17131GOS Understanding the UK Freight Transport System
£20,000
- Expired contractPublished 1 November 2017
SS17001 Provision of a Gravesend to Tilbury Ferry Service
£1,550,000
- Expired contractPublished 27 October 2017
Ferry transport services
£1,525,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 October 2017
Non-Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal and Recycling Service for Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Premises
£100,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 October 2017
Non-Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal and Recycling Service for Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Premises
£75,000
- Expired contractPublished 3 October 2017
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
£4,000,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 27 September 2017
Specialist training services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 20 September 2017
Supply of pre-employment, random, for cause and post incident drugs and alcohol screening service covering staff employed on behalf of Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry operations.
£25,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2017
Provision, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Marina Management System at the Port of Ramsgate
£90,000
- Closed tenderPublished 13 September 2017
Provision, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Marina Management System at the Port of Ramsgate
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 5 September 2017
Highway maintenance work
£4,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 22 August 2017
Non-Hazardous Waste Collection and Disposal and Recycling Service for Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Premises
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 July 2017
Ferry transport services
£1,550,000
- Expired contractPublished 12 July 2017
Provision of Specimen Isolation Unit
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 July 2017
Random, for cause and post incident, drugs and alcohol screening service
£31,000
- Closed tenderPublished 23 June 2017
Provision of Specimen Isolation Unit
Value not stated
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about freight forwarding, shipping services, maritime services, freight forwarder, shipping agent, customs brokerage, international freight, sea freight, air freight, vessel charter, ship charter, ferry operator, ferry service contract, freight shipping, international shipping, diplomatic freight in the UK public sector.
What counts as shipping and freight procurement?
Shipping and freight procurement covers moving goods rather than mail or parcels: freight forwarding, maritime and ferry services, cargo handling, and the shipping side of import and export logistics.
Where are shipping and freight contracts advertised?
Stotles brings together shipping and freight tenders and contracts from 100+ portals into one search, so you do not have to check each portal separately, and you can set alerts for new opportunities across the UK and Ireland.
If you want to search the government portals directly, Find a Tender carries higher-value contracts across the UK and Contracts Finder carries lower-value contracts in England. Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI cover Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Ireland's eTenders covers Irish public bodies, and many councils, NHS bodies and housing associations publish on their own e-tendering portals such as ProContract. Freight forwarding is often let as framework agreements split by region, and ferry and timber shipping routes as multi-year public service contracts, some of them subsidised.
What do you need to bid for shipping and freight contracts?
Freight forwarders handling customs need the right customs authorisations, and ferry operators must hold Maritime and Coastguard Agency certification for their vessels. Tenders usually set minimum insurance cover, check financial standing and ask for evidence of similar contracts at selection stage. Under the Procurement Act 2023, suppliers can be excluded for certain criminal convictions, insolvency or failure to pay tax.
Do shipping contracts run through frameworks?
Often. National freight and logistics framework agreements sit alongside individual ferry, port and freight contracts from councils, defence and government departments.
How is shipping and freight work bought, and who buys it?
Freight is often let as framework agreements split by region, as with the diplomatic freight lots, and ferry routes as multi-year service contracts, some subsidised. Buyers include central government departments, island and coastal councils, publicly owned ferry operators and port authorities, and universities and research bodies shipping laboratory goods.
How do I find shipping contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read ferry service strategies, island transport plans, freight and logistics framework renewal dates and subsidy scheme reviews, which show shipping and freight work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
Which CPV codes cover shipping and freight?
Shipping notices carry 63521000 (Freight transport agency services) and 60600000 (Water transport services).
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