Estimated Value
Up to £5,000,000
Deadline
24 August 2026
Published
29 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Description: Thames Freeport (TFP) is one of eight English Freeports established under the Government's Freeport Policy. Spanning tax sites at DP World London Gateway (Thurrock), the Port of Tilbury (Thurrock), and Ford Dagenham (Barking & Dagenham), TFP operates as the accountable body for a programme of investment, infrastructure and innovation interventions targeting place-based economic growth across East London and the Estuary.
TFP has published its Industry, Investment and Infrastructure Framework (TFIIIF), establishing an ambition to catalyse £16 billion in cumulative GVA, create 23,230 net additional jobs, and generate £1.5 billion in additional annual GVA across four sector clusters: Technology and Advanced Manufacturing; Sustainable Construction; Advanced Port Logistics; and Deployed Artificial Intelligence. To deliver the TFIIIF programme, TFP requires access to a high-calibre, multi-disciplinary Strategic Advisory Partner(s) capable of providing integrated advisory, appraisal, feasibility, investment facilitation and SPV services.
The contract will be structured as a Framework Enabling Contract with Statements of Work drawn down per project. TFP anticipates annual spend of approximately £1,000,000 against a ceiling of £5,000,000 +VAT over the full 3+1+1 year term.
Eligibility & compliance
The successful provider must be capable of delivering — individually or through a named consortium — all of the following service lines to create a single supplier Framework: •Service Line A — Treasury-Compliant Business Cases (HM Treasury Green Book, Five Case Model) •Service Line B — Programme and Project Evaluation (HM Treasury Magenta Book) •Service Line C — Project Feasibility Studies (RIBA Stages 0–2 and Pre-RIBA Technical Feasibility) •Service Line D — Investment Cases for Private and Institutional Capital •Service Line E — Business Planning and Financial Modelling •Service Line F — Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Establishment and Ongoing Operation •Service Line G — Finance and Legal Services (SPV and Project Finance) •Service Line H — Investor Access and Capital Facilitation For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Essex:-Fina... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/T7X536A6TR
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IRG Advisors LLP
2 contracts wonlatest 8 Oct 2025ends 12 Oct 2026£116,840
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USP College
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South Essex College
1 contract wonlatest 5 Jun 2026ends 11 Jun 2028 - 4
Community Coworking Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 5 Jun 2026ends 11 Jun 2028 - 5
BARKING AND DAGENHAM COLLEGE
1 contract wonlatest 5 Jun 2026ends 11 Jun 2028
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Thames FreeportKey Dates
Published
29 July 2026
Submission deadline
24 August 2026
Notice type
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