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title: "Dover White Cliffs- Feasibility Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07810c"
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# Dover White Cliffs- Feasibility Assessment

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07810c

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## Summary

The Department for Transport commissioned a feasibility and commercial viability assessment of the Dover White Cliffs site as a potential multifunctional freight facility. The work examines development options including lorry parking and charging for electric heavy goods vehicles, to inform whether the site should go to market for development. This is a transport and freight infrastructure feasibility study, rather than construction or delivery of the facility itself. The assessment concerns the Dover White Cliffs site in Kent. The requirement was bought through a mini-competition under the Government Commercial Agency’s Transport Technology framework, with competition between framework suppliers.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Steer Davies & Gleave. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from 2 October to 31 December 2026. Its value is £72,250 excluding VAT (£86,700 including VAT). The award covered one lot and is active. The route was a competitive mini-competition under a framework, using a selective procedure and described as below threshold. The stated purpose and scope were an assessment of feasibility and commercial viability for potential development of the site; the released procurement details do not set out evaluation weightings or specific selection requirements.

This award shows demand from the Department for Transport for specialist advice on whether a freight site can be developed as a commercially viable, multifunctional facility. A credible competitor for similar work would need to combine transport and freight expertise with the ability to assess site feasibility and commercial viability, including lorry parking and electric heavy goods vehicle charging. The requirement was delivered as a short, focused consultancy assignment rather than a works contract, and competed among suppliers on the Transport Technology framework. Suppliers seeking comparable work would therefore need relevant analytical capability and a framework route to compete; the awarded firm is a large consultancy. The assessment is specific to freight infrastructure planning and potential site development, not a general transport technology supply.

## Notice

Mini-competition via GCA Transport Technology framework for the procurement of services to to undertake a feasibility and commercial viability assessment for potentially going to market for the development of DWC ('the Site') as a multifunctional freight facility, including lorry parking and eHGV charging.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093959-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £72,250 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Steer Davies Gleave |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79314000 - Feasibility study

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 16:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093959-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093959-2026
  5th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04ec9e
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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