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Dover Harbour Board - Provisional Harbour Towage Services

Dover Harbour Board · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 02:17.

Opportunity overview

The Dover Harbour Board (DHB) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, to further inform its ongoing review of long-term harbour towage arrangements as identified in Find a tender notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000055 dated 3rd January 2025. This engagement is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a procurement exercise. DHB will be seeking to hold discussions with a maximum of 5 experienced harbour towage operators under an NDA, to allow DHB to better understand current market capability and typical delivery models for a 24/7 harbour towage service.

Classification

  • CPV63721000 — Port and waterway operation services and associated services
  • CPV63726600 — Ship-operating services
  • CPV63726610 — Ship-launching services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
DHB-2026-TNPSDAL
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

concession

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
3 Sept 2027, 00:00
Ends
4 Sept 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
4 Sept 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63721000
Description
Port and waterway operation services and associated services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
63726600
Description
Ship-operating services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
63726610
Description
Ship-launching services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The Port of Dover intends to undertake preliminary market engagement under the Utilities procurement regime to inform its ongoing review of long-term harbour towage arrangements. Supplier discussions will be held at the end of April 2026.
Due
24 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
020197-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
6 Mar 2026, 09:23
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBWQ-3165-XGNL

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 020197-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·