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Published 22 Oct 2025, 15:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Port of Dover - Risk Settlement Advisory Services 2025

Official notice

Authority: Dover Harbour Board (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South East (UKJ44)
Published estimate£500,000≈ £125k / year · £600,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update27% below final estimate
Submissions closed 9 Jan 2026awarded 4 Mar 2026
Awarded to Lane Clark & Peacock LLP
Contract term 4 yrsends 13 Mar 2030 · up to 14 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 14 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Port of Dover wishes to retain the services of subject matter experts in the provision of Risk Settlement Advisory Services.

CPV: Pension services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£500,000
Contract period: 14 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 14 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £500,000 exc. VAT · £600,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: Market conditions will drive when the contract ends.
66520000 Pension services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Simple description: Scored quality on provision offered and bidder interviews.
  • Price: Most Advantageous Tender

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Oct 2025, 15:55 BST
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 17:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 2 Mar 2026
Authority reference
Pension Risk Advisory - PoD AJ 22Oct25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067577
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Pension services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ44)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d1d7 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

45 Days NET

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

in-tendhost.co.uk/portofdover/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

22 Oct 2025 → 14 Mar 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published365 days ago
    22 Oct 2025, 15:55 BST
  2. Clarification questions by356 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline286 days ago
    9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by234 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent233 days ago
    4 Mar 2026
  6. Latest notice published232 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 17:35 GMT
  7. Contract starts223 days ago
    14 Mar 2026

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Oct 2025, 15:55 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 12:13 GMT
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £500,000
    21 Nov 2025, 12:13 GMT
  4. Deadline moved to 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
    21 Nov 2025, 12:13 GMT
    +33 days · was 7 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  5. Contract award notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 17:35 GMT
    UK6
  6. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2026, 17:35 GMT
  7. Contract signature expected
    17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

Estimated value of contract added, tender submission deadline updated and award of contract date updated. Removal of associated tender documents. Contracting authority details amended.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £365,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lane Clark & Peacock LLP17 Mar 2026 – 17 Mar 2030£365,000 inc. VAT4 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dover Harbour Board

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-PPON: PBWQ-3165-XGNL Harbour House, Marine Parade, Dover, South East, CT17 9BUContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Lane Clark & Peacock LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC301436 95 Wigmore Street, London, London, W1U1FDContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender