Dover Harbour Board - Provisional Harbour Towage Services

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services

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0

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1

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Published

06 Mar 2026

This is a preliminary market engagement notice

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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.

Scope

Reference
DHB-2026-TNPSDAL
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
02 Sept 2027 to 04 Sept 2031
Possible extension to 04 Sept 2035
Main category
services
CPV classifications
63721000
63726600
63726610
Contract locations
South East England, United Kingdom