Southampton Channel Deepening - The provision of dredging services at the Port of Southampton
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Associated British Ports (ABP) is the UK's largest ports group with 21 ports across the UK, providing essential gateways for trade and enabling the green infrastructure essential for the UK's energy transition.
ABP directly employs over 2,400 individuals across the UK and handle approximately a quarter of the country's seaborne trade.
The Port of Southampton is largest UK export port and a critical gateway handling container, automotive, cruise, and bulks.
ABP is looking to appoint a suitably qualified Principal Contractor to provide capital dredging services for proposed channel deepening works at the Port of Southampton and in the Nab Deep Water Channel.
The works involve dredging for disposal at sea, and the relevant enabling activities including mitigation measures for the risk of marine UXO.
The works will include dredging adjacent to an operational quay wall and in areas with buried pipelines for which the Contractor will be required to have the appropriate plant and equipment, and proven experience of similar scale works.
The works are to be planned by the Contractor to avoid disruption to Port navigation traffic and quayside operations.
A Competitive Flexible Procedure will be issued, with the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) due to be released to the market in mid-January 2026.
This notice services to notify the market of this upcoming procurement.
What the supplier must deliver
ABP is looking to appoint a suitably
ABP is looking to appoint a suitably qualified Principal Contractor to provide capital dredging services for proposed channel deepening works at the Port of Southampton and in the Nab Deep Water Channel.
The works will include dredging adjacent
The works will include dredging adjacent to an operational quay wall and in areas with buried pipelines for which the Contractor will be required to have the appropriate plant and equipment, and proven experience of similar scale works.
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