Future Port Talbot (FPT) Consultation and Engagement Services

Buyer
ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS
Value
£400,000
Closes
4 December 2026
Where
London, Wales
Type
Open tender

In plain English

Associated British Ports wants to appoint a consultant to help run stakeholder engagement for its Future Port Talbot programme. The work covers pre-application consultation for a proposed Infrastructure Consent Order (ICO), which is a formal approval route for major infrastructure projects in Wales under the Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024. The estimated value is £400,000.

What the buyer wants

• Provide strategic support for stakeholder engagement across the Future Port Talbot programme • Provide delivery support for stakeholder engagement and pre-application consultation linked to the proposed ICO application • Be a suitably experienced consultation and engagement consultant appointed to the programme

Requirements

What could rule a small business out: The notice requires a suitably experienced consultation and engagement consultant for a £400,000 programme linked to a major infrastructure consent application, which would most likely rule out small businesses without a proven track record in this specific type of work, though the notice does not set out any formal qualifications or thresholds.

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How to bid

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Questions about this tender? Email the buyer at procurement@abports.co.uk.

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