Scope
Reference
5066
Description
Bill of Lading data is used by DBT to monitor container trade to and from the UK. DBT have been receiving Bill of Lading data for exports from the UK (where a container leaves from a UK port) and imports to the UK (where the container lands at a UK port or the container lands at a foreign port but with a final destination of the UK) since 2021.
The Data DBT requires includes:
a. Container events including port departure time and port arrival time.
b. Information on which ship the good was transported on. This must include International Maritime Organization ('IMO' number') and vessel name, and it is also desirable that Maritime Mobile Service Identity 'MMSI'). Information on both IMO and, ideally, MMSI designations are required to allow government to match data with UN Global Platform automated identification system (AIS) data.
c. Carrier, shipper, forwarder, and container details. These details are required to identify the movements of the specific cargo containers that goods are shipped in. We also require the address data for the carrier, shipper and forwarder.
d. Port of load, port of destination, place of receipt, and place of destination details. The data must allow us to identify where goods are shipped via intermediate ports.
e. The types and details of goods being shipped. This should be the name/type of product using HS classification codes and the volume/weight of the product.
f. Allocated container count (i.e. unit of measurement used to determine the cargo capacity relative to the total container capacity).
Contract 1. Provision of Bill of Lading Shipping Data
Supplier
Contract value
- £520,000 excluding VAT
- £624,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
19 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 2 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
3 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 8 December 2025 to 7 December 2026
- Possible extension to 6 December 2027
- 1 year, 11 months, 30 days
Description of possible extension:
DBT will have an optional extension clause if the requirement is still needed beyond the length of the additonal contract.
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The contract will include an optional extension clause where DBT will be allowed to extednt the contrsct of a period up to 12 months.
CPV classifications
- 72300000 - Data services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Supplier
THINKDATA WORKS LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCLR-3928-GXBG
5 New Street Square
London
EC4A 3TW
United Kingdom
Email: info@thinkdataworks.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Associated people/organisations:
Not applicable as no sub-contractors.
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Department for Business & Trade
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZZJ-6312-QTTD
Old Admiralty Building
London
SW1A 2DY
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government