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Lead Consultant Services (RIBA 0–3) Dover District Council - Town Centre Regeneration Programme

Dover District Council · Local authority

In brief

Dover District Council has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £300,000 including VAT.

The contract runs for 18 months, up to 2 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually high: a median of 8 bids per contract for architecture and engineering contracts in this region (from 176 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Dover District Council (DDC) is undertaking a programme of regeneration across key town centre sites and is seeking to engage with the market in advance of procuring professional consultancy services. Interested parties can request a copy of the Council's Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise by emailing procurement@dover.gov.uk . Completed copies of the questionnaire must be completed and returned to majorprojects@dover.gov.uk before noon on the 1st July 26.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 055294-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 055305-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 059851-2026

About the buyer

Dover District CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

43

Awards

28

Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering

All tenders and awards from Dover District Council

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From notice 055294-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 June 2026, last updated 25 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.