← Back to opportunities

Port of Dover - Planning Framework 2025 - 2029

Dover Harbour Board

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Dover Harbour Board

Buyer Address: Harbour House, Marine Parade, Dover, UKJ44, CT17 9BU, United Kingdom

Contact Email: suppliersupport@portofdover.com

Status
active
Procedure
open
Value
2000000.0 GBP
Gross: 2400000 GBP
Published
02 Sep 2025, 09:08
Deadline
29 Sep 2025, 08:00
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
71356400 - Technical planning services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Port of Dover intends to renew its planning services for a period of 4 years, this role will serve as the single point of contact for all planning services across the Port of Dover, ensuring that projects and programmes are planned and controlled consistently, effectively, and in accordance with governance requirements, project controls, contractual obligations, and reporting standards. This service will serve as the single point of contact for all planning services across the Port of Dover, ensuring that projects and programmes are planned and controlled consistently, effectively, and in accordance with governance requirements, project controls, contractual obligations, and reporting standards. • The Planning Services, is expected to champion the integration of Project Management, PMO, and Quantity Surveying functions to deliver the "One Team" approach essential for Working Smarter Together. This will be a site based role for a lead Snr Planner with additional planners as required to fulfil the requirements of the role and; • Provide oversight and accountability for planning service provision • Provide strategic direction to planning resources, ensuring professional development and capability building • Ensure planning team competency in QCRA, QSRA, EVM, and selected planning tools • Deliver training and coaching on planning processes and tools • Manage the performance of planning resources • Foster a collaborative culture promoting the "One Team" approach • Leadership & Management Skills • Team Leadership: Proven experience managing senior stakeholders and inspiring collaborative teams • Strategic Thinking: Ability to translate objectives into effective planning strategies • Communication Excellence: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills • Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships • Advanced Planning Expertise: Minimum experience as detailed in schedule of rates in developing and maintaining complex schedules for construction projects for lead • Planning Tools Mastery: Extensive experience with software (ideally Primavera P6 and MS Project) • Earned Value Management: Thorough understanding of EVM principles and practical application • Risk Analysis: Proven experience performing QSRA and QCRA on project schedules • Schedule Assurance: Experience in forensic analysis and contractor schedule review • Construction Industry Knowledge • Construction Planning: Extensive experience managing and planning construction projects • Contractor Management: Proven track record managing external contractors and consultants • NEC Contract Knowledge: Understanding of NEC contract management and commercial frameworks • Procurement Understanding: Knowledge of procurement models and their impact on project delivery • Benefits Management: Understanding of links between project plans and business case realisation

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053023-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Value: GBP 2,000,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 2,400,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2029-10-17T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (60%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (40%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Raw Notice JSON

Expand raw payload
{
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNL",
    "name": "Dover Harbour Board"
  },
  "date": "2025-09-02T10:08:26+01:00",
  "id": "053023-2025",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0591d4",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Dover",
        "postalCode": "CT17 9BU",
        "region": "UKJ44",
        "streetAddress": "Harbour House, Marine Parade"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "suppliersupport@portofdover.com"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Private utility",
            "id": "privateUtility",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ]
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PBWQ-3165-XGNL",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PBWQ-3165-XGNL",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "Dover Harbour Board",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "tender"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "aboveThreshold": true,
    "awardPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-10-03T23:59:59+01:00"
    },
    "description": "The Port of Dover intends to renew its planning services for a period of 4 years, this role will serve as the single point of contact for all planning services across the Port of Dover, ensuring that projects and programmes are planned and controlled consistently, effectively, and in accordance with governance requirements, project controls, contractual obligations, and reporting standards.\nThis service will serve as the single point of contact for all planning services across the Port of Dover, ensuring that projects and programmes are planned and controlled consistently, effectively, and in accordance with governance requirements, project controls, contractual obligations, and reporting standards.\n\u2022\tThe Planning Services, is expected to champion the integration of Project Management, PMO, and Quantity Surveying functions to deliver the \"One Team\" approach essential for Working Smarter Together. This will be a site based role for a lead Snr Planner with additional planners as required to fulfil the requirements of the role and;\n\u2022\tProvide oversight and accountability for planning service provision\n\u2022\tProvide strategic direction to planning resources, ensuring professional development and capability building\n\u2022\tEnsure planning team competency in QCRA, QSRA, EVM, and selected planning tools\n\u2022\tDeliver training and coaching on planning processes and tools\n\u2022\tManage the performance of planning resources\n\u2022\tFoster a collaborative culture promoting the \"One Team\" approach\n\u2022\tLeadership \u0026 Management Skills\n\u2022\tTeam Leadership: Proven experience managing senior stakeholders and inspiring collaborative teams\n\u2022\tStrategic Thinking: Ability to translate objectives into effective planning strategies\n\u2022\tCommunication Excellence: Outstanding verbal and written communication skills\n\u2022\tStakeholder Management: Demonstrated ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships\n\u2022\tAdvanced Planning Expertise: Minimum experience as detailed in schedule of rates in developing and maintaining complex schedules for construction projects for lead\n\u2022\tPlanning Tools Mastery: Extensive experience with software (ideally Primavera P6 and MS Project)\n\u2022\tEarned Value Management: Thorough understanding of EVM principles and practical application\n\u2022\tRisk Analysis: Proven experience performing QSRA and QCRA on project schedules\n\u2022\tSchedule Assurance: Experience in forensic analysis and contractor schedule review\n\u2022\tConstruction Industry Knowledge\n\u2022\tConstruction Planning: Extensive experience managing and planning construction projects\n\u2022\tContractor Management: Proven track record managing external contractors and consultants\n\u2022\tNEC Contract Knowledge: Understanding of NEC contract management and commercial frameworks\n\u2022\tProcurement Understanding: Knowledge of procurement models and their impact on project delivery\n\u2022\tBenefits Management: Understanding of links between project plans and business case realisation",
    "documents": [
      {
        "description": "Not published",
        "documentType": "conflictOfInterest",
        "id": "conflictOfInterest"
      },
      {
        "datePublished": "2025-09-02T10:08:26+01:00",
        "description": "Tender notice on Find a Tender",
        "documentType": "tenderNotice",
        "format": "text/html",
        "id": "053023-2025",
        "noticeType": "UK4",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053023-2025"
      }
    ],
    "id": "PODPF/25-29",
    "items": [
      {
        "additionalClassifications": [
          {
            "description": "Technical planning services",
            "id": "71356400",
            "scheme": "CPV"
          }
        ],
        "deliveryAddresses": [
          {
            "country": "GB",
            "countryName": "United Kingdom",
            "region": "UKJ44"
          }
        ],
        "id": "1",
        "relatedLot": "1"
      }
    ],
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "awardCriteria": {
          "criteria": [
            {
              "name": "Quality",
              "numbers": [
                {
                  "number": 60,
                  "weight": "percentageExact"
                }
              ],
              "type": "quality"
            },
            {
              "name": "Commercial",
              "numbers": [
                {
                  "number": 40,
                  "weight": "percentageExact"
                }
              ],
              "type": "price"
            }
          ]
        },
        "contractPeriod": {
          "endDate": "2029-10-17T23:59:59+01:00",
          "maxExtentDate": "2031-10-17T23:59:59+01:00",
          "startDate": "2025-10-17T00:00:00+01:00"
        },
        "hasRenewal": true,
        "id": "1",
        "renewal": {
          "description": "Discretionary extension of 1 + 1 years."
        },
        "status": "active",
        "suitability": {
          "sme": true
        },
        "value": {
          "amount": 2000000,
          "amountGross": 2400000,
          "currency": "GBP"
        }
      }
    ],
    "mainProcurementCategory": "services",
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
    "specialRegime": [
      "utilities"
    ],
    "status": "active",
    "submissionMethodDetails": "The tender will be conducted via the Contracting Authority\u0027s procurement platform, for which any applicant must be registered. This is located here: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portofdover/aspx/Home",
    "submissionTerms": {
      "electronicSubmissionPolicy": "allowed",
      "languages": [
        "en"
      ]
    },
    "techniques": {
      "frameworkAgreement": {
        "description": "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.",
        "maximumParticipants": 1,
        "method": "withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition",
        "type": "closed"
      },
      "hasFrameworkAgreement": true
    },
    "tenderPeriod": {
      "endDate": "2025-09-29T09:00:00+01:00"
    },
    "title": "Port of Dover - Planning Framework 2025 - 2029",
    "value": {
      "amount": 2000000,
      "amountGross": 2400000,
      "currency": "GBP"
    }
  }
}