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title: "Port of Dover - Commercial Services Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078010"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Dover Harbour Board"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# Port of Dover - Commercial Services Framework

Buyer: Dover Harbour Board  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078010

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093503-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Feb 2027 - 8 Feb 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Dover Harbour Board |
| Locality | DOVER |
| Postcode area | Canterbury |
| Postcode | CT17 9BU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ44 East Kent |
| Local authority | Dover |
| Electoral ward | Town & Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Dover and Deal |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71322100 - Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
- 71324000 - Quantity surveying services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 16:04 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093503-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093503-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://supplier.in-tend.co.uk/portofdover/home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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