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# Port of Dover - IT Professional Resource Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/port-of-dover-it-professional-resource-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-078d66). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dover Harbour Board: "Port of Dover - IT Professional Resource Framework". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £3,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 31 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Dover Harbour Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dover-harbour-board-GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNL)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £3,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 November 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hardware integration consultancy services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Software integration consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/port-of-dover-it-professional-resource-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-078d66#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078d66`

## 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/port-of-dover-it-professional-resource-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-078d66#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fportofdover%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/port-of-dover-it-professional-resource-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-078d66#participate

## Description
DHB require IT Professional Resource Framework partners to provide suitably qualified people on a Time Charge and Work Order basis. The Framework will primarily support the Client's IGNITE digital transformation programme, alongside other IT projects across the Port. The Client's primary interest is in the following service areas, all of which are of equal importance: architecture and design, cyber security, project and change delivery, data and insight, testing and quality assurance, user experience and design, service transition, and IT support and technical services.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72000000, 72227000, 72228000

- **Estimated Value:** £3,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 04/01/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099744-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-22T07:43:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T11:25:48.288Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078d66