Security and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: Dover Harbour Board (Public body)

ServicesAbove thresholdConcession

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Concession value (operator's revenue)Value not publishedoperator revenue, not the authority's budget

Tender notice expected 11 Apr 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 4 yrsends 5 Jan 2030 · up to 5 Jan 2032 with extensions · starts 5 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract opportunity is for the provision of all Security Services to the Port of Dover estate.

The estate covers an area of approximately 95 hectares (950,000 m2), with more that 60 (sixty) buildings and structures spread across both the Eastern and Western Docks, including the seafront, cruise terminals and Dover Cargo Terminal West.

High level scope of services, covering Ferry, Cruise, Cargo and Marina Operations include:

Managing access and egress to the restricted area
Screening and search (vehicles, persons, goods and passenger baggage)
General security services

CPV: Security services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs

Contract period: 5 Jan 2026 – 5 Jan 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 5 Jan 2032 with extensions

Delivery: South East

Extensions: Extension options published

79710000 Security services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
Last source update: 3 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
Authority reference: DHB/SS/MX/001
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-007608
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Security services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e8d6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

3 Mar 2025 → 5 Jan 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
3 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
Market engagement
31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
If interested in this tender, please email us via:-
[email protected]
You can also register your interest:-
www.portofdover.com/corporate/suppliers-… ↗
Tender notice expected
11 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts291 days ago
5 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
3 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

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 email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender3 Mar 2025, 09:51 GMT