Official UK procurement notice
Dover Harbour Board - Provision of Cleaning Services
Authority: Dover Harbour Board (Public body)
To provide a fully managed outsourced cleaning service for Dover Harbour Board under a NEC 4 Term Service Contract (TSC). The Services shall comprise the provision of cleaning and associated facilities services across the Port Authority's estate, including but not limited to: Road sweeping and litter picking/collection within external areas (excluding waste collection and disposal services). Winter maintenance services, including snow clearance where required.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide a fully managed outsourced cleaning service for Dover Harbour Board under a NEC 4 Term Service Contract (TSC).
The Services shall comprise the provision of cleaning and associated facilities services across the Port Authority's estate, including but not limited to:
Internal cleaning of buildings and facilities.
External cleaning of buildings and structures.
Road sweeping and litter picking/collection within external areas (excluding waste collection and disposal services).
Beach cleaning.
Jet washing and pressure cleaning.
Window cleaning.
Winter maintenance services, including snow clearance where required.
Supply, installation, maintenance and replenishment of hand dryers and washroom hygiene services.
Grounds maintenance services.
Provision of all associated consumables, equipment, management, supervision, and ancillary services necessary for the effective delivery of the Services.
The Authority's estate comprises a range of operational and non-operational buildings and external areas. Service requirements may vary by location and are subject to seasonal fluctuations, operational demands and changes in site usage.
In addition to routine scheduled services, the Contractor shall provide ad hoc, reactive, periodic, and event-related cleaning services as required. This may include deep cleaning, emergency response cleaning and additional cleaning requirements associated with special events, operational activities, or unforeseen circumstances.
The Contractor shall maintain sufficient resources and operational flexibility to accommodate variations in service volumes and frequencies throughout the Contract Term.
CPV: Cleaning services
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 1 Sept 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
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How Dover Harbour Board buys Cleaning services (CPV 9091), and who usually turns up
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Nov 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2026, 15:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107221- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b9dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
11 Nov 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published42h ago11 Nov 2026, 15:15 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Market engagementin 41 days24 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
Preliminary notice - Dover Harbour Board is seeking market engagement from suppliers in relation to a forthcoming cleaning services tender. This notice has been published as a UK2 Preliminary Market Engagement Notice.
Interested suppliers should register their interest using our Dover Procurement Platform;
e-procurement portal - Port of Dover
- Tender notice expectedin 63 days15 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 291 days1 Sept 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Nov 2026, 15:15 GMTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- No contract published
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- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender