PROVISION OF TEMPORARY WORKERS TO UNDERTAKE WAREHOUSING DUTIES AT THE HARWICH INTERNATIONAL PORT STATUTORY EXAMINATION AREA

Descriptions

Harwich International Port Ltd requires the provision of temporary workers to perform warehousing duties at the Ports statutory examination facility.

The warehousing duties comprise of but are not limited to:
• Handball (unloading and reloading trailers and containers).
• Small forklift (<9t) work.
• Tractor driving.

HIP work on behalf of the cargo agent to present goods for examination by any interested Government or statutory agency controlling the throughput of cargo at the UK Border.

The work involves regular, repetitive manual labour, with the use of forklifts or pallet trucks to assist and short distance movement of trailers (‘shunts’) to and from the examination bays and parking bays.

The Procurement Act 2023 regulations apply and suppliers and their Associated Persons will need to be registered on the Central Digital Platform.
Please read the Competitive flexible procedure description in the UK4 Tender Notice - excerpt below:

"The Tender document containing specification, submission requirements and award criteria together with the Form of Contract are available on the Purchaser's e-tender portal. NOTE: the tender document is provided for information of requirements and must not be completed or submitted until invited to do so following successful completion of the conditions of participation stage which includes assessment of suppliers financial standing.

Suppliers who express an interest will be required to complete and pass conditions of participation. These must be completed and submitted by the date detailed in Deadline for requests to participate.

The Purchaser will undertake a financial assessment of the suppliers financial standing undertaken by the Purchasers Finance Department on an obtained finance report. Suppliers must pass this financial assessment as well as the conditions of participation.

Suppliers who are successful following review of the conditions of participation, including the financial assessment will be invited to tender."