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Port of Dover - Planning Framework 2025 - 2029

Dover Harbour Board · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Port of Dover intends to renew its planning services for a period of 4 years, this role will serve as the single point of contact for all planning services across the Port of Dover, ensuring that projects and programmes are planned and controlled consistently, effectively, and in accordance with governance requirements, project controls, contractual obligations, and reporting standards. This service will serve as the single point of contact for all planning services across the Port of Dover, ensuring that projects and programmes are planned and controlled consistently, effectively, and in accordance with governance requirements, project controls, contractual obligations, and reporting standards. • The Planning Services, is expected to champion the integration of Project Management, PMO, and Quantity Surveying functions to deliver the "One Team" approach essential for Working Smarter Together. This will be a site based role for a lead Snr Planner with additional planners as required to fulfil the requirements of the role and; • Provide oversight and accountability for planning service provision • Provide strategic direction to planning resources, ensuring professional development and capability building • Ensure planning team competency in QCRA, QSRA, EVM, and selected planning tools • Deliver training and coaching on planning processes and tools • Manage the performance of planning resources • Foster a collaborative culture promoting the "One Team" approach • Leadership & Management Skills • Team Leadership: Proven experience managing senior stakeholders and inspiring collaborative teams • Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate objectives into effective planning strategies • Communication Excellence: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills • Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships • Advanced Planning Expertise: Minimum experience as detailed in schedule of rates in developing and maintaining complex schedules for construction projects for lead • Planning Tools Mastery: Extensive experience with software (ideally Primavera P6 and MS Project) • Earned Value Management: Thorough understanding of EVM principles and practical application • Risk Analysis: Proven experience performing QSRA and QCRA on project schedules • Schedule Assurance: Experience in forensic analysis and contractor schedule review • Construction Industry Knowledge • Construction Planning: Extensive experience managing and planning construction projects • Contractor Management: Proven track record managing external contractors and consultants • NEC Contract Knowledge: Understanding of NEC contract management and commercial frameworks • Procurement Understanding: Knowledge of procurement models and their impact on project delivery • Benefits Management: Understanding of links between project plans and business case realisation

Classification

  • CPV71356400 — Technical planning services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2m

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
PODPF/25-29
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
The tender will be conducted via the Contracting Authority's procurement platform, for which any applicant must be registered. This is located here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portofdover/aspx/Home
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition
Description
The Conditions of Contract will be the NEC4 Framework Contract with Work Orders awarded under the NEC4 Professional Services Contract or the NEC4 Professional Services Short Contract.
Maximum Participants
1

Expected award period

Ends
3 Oct 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
29 Sept 2025, 09:00

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,400,000

Renewal

Description
Discretionary extension of 1 + 1 years.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
60
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
17 Oct 2029, 23:59
Starts
17 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
17 Oct 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ44
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71356400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical planning services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
053023-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 Sept 2025, 10:08

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNL
Name
Dover Harbour Board

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ44
Country
GB
Locality
Dover
Postal Code
CT17 9BU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Harbour House, Marine Parade

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
privateUtility
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Private utility

Identifier

Id
PBWQ-3165-XGNL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Dover · UKJ44 · CT17 9BU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ44 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0591d4-2025-09-02T10:08:26+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·