Official UK procurement notice
Port of Dover - Multi- Disciplinary Design Framework
Authority: Dover Harbour Board (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDover Harbour Board intends to establish the Multi Disciplinary Design Framework, comprised of a pool of multi-disciplinary consultants to assist capital programmes, based around the following disciplines:
- Berths & Marine
- Building Fabric & Services
- Civils, Structures & Highways
- Utilities
Requirements will range from design support for contractor-designed capital projects, to full programmes of design.
- How the procedure runs: The tender process will begin with a Participation Stage. In order to pass through the Participation Stage and be considered for future stages of this procurement, the Applicant must, by the time of submitting the Participation Stages Forms, have demonstrated that it meets the conditions of participation as set out in Appendix C of the documents. Following notification of the outcome of the Participation Stage evaluation, it is the Client’s intention to release the next tranche of tender documentation which will include the assessment of technical and commercial submissions. This will be given a 70/30 weighting respectively. The Client will hold mid-tender interviews with each Applicant prior to the tender return date. Upon evaluation of these submissions, the Client intends to create a shortlist of 5 (five) applicants, with which it will enter a period of negotiation. Part of this Negotiation Stage will involve Behavioural Workshops, to be held with each individual Applicant, all of which will be scored. These will be in-person at the Client’s premises between the Client’s Framework Delivery Team and the Applicant’s proposed management team, should they be successful. Upon completion of this stage, the remaining Applicants will submit their final tenders in the form of revised commercial submissions, where applicable. The last stage of the Client’s evaluation will score the commercial submission and the Behavioural Workshops on a 60/40 weighting. Positions on the framework will be awarded to 2 (two) successful Applicants who provide the most advantageous tenders, in accordance with the applied scoring criteria.
CPV: Design consultancy services · Engineering design services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 2 suppliers · 2 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 6 yrs from 4 Dec 2025
Published description of the framework
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. It is also our intention to develop a series of KPIs with the successful Framework Partners, which may be used as a basis for the direct award of Work Orders. This mechanism is to be agreed between all parties within the first six months of the framework. It is also our intention to retain the ability to conduct direct award of Work Orders where the aggregate sum of the value of one partner's Works Orders exceeds £400,000.
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: The award criteria are set out within the Procedure section of this notice, and within Section A of the Participation Stage Documents.
- “Port of Dover - Multi- Disciplinary Design Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 6 Jun 2025, 09:04 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030437- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054412Find a Tender
- How it runs
The tender process will begin with a Participation Stage. In order to pass through the Participation Stage and be considered for future stages of this procurement, the Applicant must, by the time of submitting the Participation Stages Forms, have demonstrated that it meets the conditions of participation as set out in Appendix C of the documents. Following notification of the outcome of the Participation Stage evaluation, it is the Client’s intention to release the next tranche of tender documentation which will include the assessment of technical and commercial submissions. This will be given a 70/30 weighting respectively. The Client will hold mid-tender interviews with each Applicant prior to the tender return date. Upon evaluation of these submissions, the Client intends to create a shortlist of 5 (five) applicants, with which it will enter a period of negotiation. Part of this Negotiation Stage will involve Behavioural Workshops, to be held with each individual Applicant, all of which will be scored. These will be in-person at the Client’s premises between the Client’s Framework Delivery Team and the Applicant’s proposed management team, should they be successful. Upon completion of this stage, the remaining Applicants will submit their final tenders in the form of revised commercial submissions, where applicable. The last stage of the Client’s evaluation will score the commercial submission and the Behavioural Workshops on a 60/40 weighting. Positions on the framework will be awarded to 2 (two) successful Applicants who provide the most advantageous tenders, in accordance with the applied scoring criteria.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 5 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 5 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The tender will be conducted via the Contracting Authority's procurement platform, for which any applicant must be registered. This is located here: in-tendhost.co.uk/portofdover/aspx/Home ↗
Timeline
6 Jun 2025 → 3 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 09:04 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Award decision expected by359 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts322 days ago4 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent272 days ago23 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
- Standstill ends260 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 09:04 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published6 Jun 2025, 09:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Jan 2026, 13:23 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED, Tetra Tech Consulting Limited9 Feb 2026 – 9 Feb 2026 | — | 23 Jan 2026standstill to 3 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Ove Arup & Partners LimitedFramework contractor
- Tetra Tech Consulting LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender