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Official procurement procedure
Port of Dover - OPTICS Software
services
Competitive flexible procedure
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
+4 more
Location not published
Published value
£1,500,000
Submission deadline 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Dover Harbour Board: "Port of Dover - OPTICS Software". Published status: active. Published value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.
| Contracting Authority | Dover Harbour Board | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (1 lot) | Submission Window | 18d 6h left 25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Competitive flexible procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £1,500,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Dover Harbour Board
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Dover Harbour Board. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Lane Clark & Peacock LLPTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lane Clark & Peacock LLP | 1 win | £365,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDover Harbour Board | Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST | Last source update26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Industry specific software development services, Industry specific software package, Software package and information systems, Software programming and consultancy services | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06eca7 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadlineNot published |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadline25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portofdover/aspx/Home | ||
What is being bought
The Scope of this contract will cover implementation of expansion to the OPTICS software solution to cover:
• Berths
• Ferry Operator data exchange
• Check-in
• UTP and inbound exit
• OBC
This will encompass development of data integration with the ANPR middleware server (GDS Server), development of business rules and logic to interpret the live traffic data, creation of new dashboards and APIs. Delivery will include testing, project documentation and training.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £1,500,000
26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST - Status changed to active
26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST - Official notice release published
26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST - Buyer information updated
26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished valueAED 1,500,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period12 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT — 12 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST - Submission deadline
25 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Dover Harbour Board
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNLDocuments (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 26 Aug 2026, 13:58 BST
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