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Port of Dover - Cruise Terminal Mobile Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridge

Transport EquipmentCPV 34931200

ValueValue not published

Deadline26 Feb 2027

Published10 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 10 Aug 2026192 days leftCloses 26 Feb 2027

Who to contact

Wesley Hudson

podtender@portofdover.com

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The tendering process will be carried out electronically using the Port of Dover Procurement Platform (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portofdover/aspx/Home). This tender will be a 2 stage process; selection and ITT. Selection documentation to accompany Tender Notice in early October 2026, full Tender documents to selected participants in early January 2027.

The submission route named on the official notice.

When this comes round again

Dover Harbour Board has published 7 Transport Equipment notices, about every 5 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around December 2026.

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The brief

To design, manufacture, deliver, install and commission 1 no.

Mobile Seaport Passenger Boarding Bridge at the Port of Dover.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

To design, manufacture, deliver, install and commission

To design, manufacture, deliver, install and commission 1 no.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the value not published — mid-band assumed band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Show at bidComparable references / case studies
Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
Show at bidSocial value commitments

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