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Port of Dover - Commercial Services Framework

Dover Harbour Board

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Planning

02 Oct 2026 at 16:04

UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dover Harbour Board plans to establish a framework for commercial and quantity surveying services for the Port of Dover. The work covers cost planning and estimating; preparing, administering and evaluating tenders; general procurement advice; and post-contract administration, including valuations, change management and cost reporting. Services may support projects spanning infrastructure, highways, marine civil engineering, building works, asset maintenance and heritage. The buyer is Dover Harbour Board, and the services are for projects at the Port of Dover. This is a professional services framework rather than a contract for construction delivery itself: suppliers would provide commercial, procurement and quantity surveying expertise to support the port’s varied capital and maintenance projects.

This is at the planning stage: Dover Harbour Board has set out its intention to procure, but has not yet issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure with a participation stage to narrow the field, followed by tender submissions, interviews for a reduced group and final tenders. The buyer expects the next notice on 7 October 2026 and set 4 November 2026 as the expression-of-interest date; these are indicative planning dates, not an invitation to bid. The anticipated award decision date is 22 January 2027. The planned framework is for one lot, with a four-year contract period expected to run from 8 February 2027 to 8 February 2031. The lot is marked as suitable for SMEs. Evaluation is weighted 70% commercial and 30% quality/technical.

The framework is likely to suit quantity surveying and commercial consultancy firms able to work across a broad portfolio of port-related projects, rather than suppliers focused on a single construction discipline. Relevant strengths include cost planning and estimating, tender preparation and evaluation, procurement advice, and post-contract cost control, valuations and change management. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate both competitive commercial proposals and the technical quality of their service, as the planned assessment gives weight to each. The staged process indicates that firms should be ready to make a case for selection at an initial participation stage, then develop a detailed tender and potentially take part in an interview before submitting a final offer. The buyer identifies the framework as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, making it relevant to capable specialist firms as well as larger consultancies.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Port of Dover - Commercial Services Framework

Notice Description

The Port of Dover is undertaking a tender exercise to appoint partners for the provision of Commercial & Quantity Surveying Services under a new Framework. Services to be delivered under this Framework will include: - Cost planning and estimating - Tender preparation, administration and evaluation - General procurement advice - Post- contract administration - valuations, change management, cost reporting etc This may cover a wide range of projects across infrastructure, highways, marine civils, building works, asset maintenance and heritage.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078010
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093503-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71322100 - Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works

71324000 - Quantity surveying services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
7 Oct 2026Today
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Feb 2027 - 8 Feb 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dover Harbour Board
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DOVER
Postcode
CT17 9BU
Postcode Area
Canterbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ44 East Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dover
Electoral Ward
Town & Castle
Westminster Constituency
Dover and Deal

Further Information

Notice Documents

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