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OpenStage · tender

Dover Harbour Board

Port of Dover - OPTICS Software

IT ServicesCPV 48100000
Value£1,500,000
Deadline
Published26 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide

£1,500,000 — stated in the notice

Who to contact
podtender@portofdover.com

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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Contract value in context
£1.5mtotal contract value
median £91k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

The Scope of this contract will cover implementation of expansion to the OPTICS software solution to cover: • Berths • Ferry Operator data exchange • Check-in • UTP and inbound exit • OBC This will encompass development of data integration with the ANPR middleware server (GDS Server), development of business rules and logic to interpret the live traffic data, creation of new dashboards and APIs.

Delivery will include testing, project documentation and training.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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This will encompass development of data integration

This will encompass development of data integration with the ANPR middleware server (GDS Server), development of business rules and logic to interpret the live traffic data, creation of new dashboards and APIs.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eca7
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
081341-2026
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