Stale Pre-tender

Dover Harbour Board - Provisional Harbour Towage Services

Details

Buyer: Dover Harbour Board
Topic: Port and waterway operation services and associated services
Published: 6 March 2026
Submission: 24 April 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The Dover Harbour Board (DHB) intends to undertake preliminary market engagement in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, to further inform its ongoing review of long-term harbour towage arrangements as identified in Find a tender notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000055 dated 3rd January 2025. This engagement is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a procurement exercise. DHB will be seeking to hold discussions with a maximum of 5 experienced harbour towage operators under an NDA, to allow DHB to better understand current market capability and typical delivery models for a 24/7 harbour towage service.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published6 March 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

Dover Harbour Board is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.

Relevant CPV codes

63721000 · Port and waterway operation services and associated services
63726600 · Ship-operating services
63726610 · Ship-launching services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dover-harbour-board.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dover-harbour-board.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dover-harbour-board.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dover-harbour-board.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dover-harbour-board.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@dover-harbour-board.gov