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# Market Engagement for Project Delivery at Port of Dover

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-project-delivery-at-port-of-dover-ocds-h6vhtk-0468cf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dover Harbour Board: "Market Engagement for Project Delivery at Port of Dover". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £400,000,000. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Dover Harbour Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dover-harbour-board-GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNL)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £400,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building completion work, Building installation work, Construction work, Site preparation work, Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ44
- **Legal Basis:** Not published
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0468cf`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/market-engagement-for-project-delivery-at-port-of-dover-ocds-h6vhtk-0468cf#tl-md)

## Description
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise prospective tenderers of the Port of Dovers intention to hold a market engagement event.

The works will comprise of 8 lots across 4 disciplines and varying in value ranging from £100,000 to £3,000,000 and over £3,000,000. The disciplines are:

- Highways, Civils and Structures
- Berths and Marine Civils
- Utilities
- Building Services and Building Fabric

At the event there will be an opportunity to discuss our plans and consult with parties interested in potentially bidding to deliver the programmes. The event will take the form of a presentation and discussion outlining our pipeline of work and our current thinking, the anticipated procurement process, general discussion, and requests for information. The event will also provide an opportunity to network with others suppliers. The Port of Dover will use the opportunity to gather intelligence from attendees to help inform and shape the development of the final  procurement model.

If you wish to receive further information and attend the event please email Capitaldelivery@portofdover.com with your key contact name, details of attendees and company details by 2nd July 2024.

The Port of Dover reserves the right not to proceed with the Procurement, or any part thereof, or change the requirements as necessary at any time. It is the intention of the Port of Dover that the procurement will be conducted as an Open Procedure. The ITT is expected to be published late Q2- early Q3 2025. A separate advert will be released advising of this.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019237-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-24T08:01:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T18:20:47.534Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0468cf