Portsmouth International Port - Repairs &Maintenance Support Staff and Ancillary Services 2026

dedicated core maintenance team and associated gas maintenance services across the Port estate. The contract is expected to have an annual value in the region of £400,000 to £450,000.The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years

Portsmouth International Port (the 'Port'), a directorate of Portsmouth City Council (the 'Council'), is seeking to appoint a Contractor to provide a dedicated core maintenance team and associated gas maintenance services across the Port estate. The contract is expected to have an annual value in the region of £400,000 to £450,000.The contract will be awarded for an initial term of three (3) years, with the option to extend for up to a further two (2) years, up to a maximum total contract term of five (5) years. The scope of the service includes the provision of a dedicated on-site maintenance team to undertake planned, minor and corrective maintenance activities across the Port estate, together with the provision of gas safety inspections, planned gas maintenance, reactive repairs and an out-of-hours emergency call-out service. The Contractor may also be required to provide quotations for additional works and specialist trades as required. This procurement represents a re-procurement of the Council's existing repairs and maintenance service provision. Background information Portsmouth International Port The Port is wholly owned by the Council and is the UK's largest municipal port. The Port is a major UK port, responsible for handling millions of passengers and vital cargo across the globe. With easy access from the motorway and major shipping lanes, the Port is ideally placed for ferries, cruise, and freight. Within Portsmouth Cruise and Ferry Port, referred to as the port, there are five Roll On/Roll Off berths serving both ferries and cruise ships. The ferries provide regular sailings to France, Spain, and the Channel Islands; the cruise ships attend the port with both full turnaround and cruise calls. Within the year of 2025, the Port welcomed 1.6 million cruise and ferry passengers, 570,000 passenger vehicles, and 190,000 fright units. The port usually operates during the hours of 0530 to midnight, 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year. It has bold environmenta