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Planned Procurement: Fuel Waste Disposal at Dover

Home Office · Central government

In brief

Home Office has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, starting 1 March 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

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Key dates

Questions by
11:59pm, Tuesday 15 December 2026
Bids by
11:59pm, Tuesday 22 December 2026

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 18 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply fuel waste disposal services. Border Security Command Maritime requires the provision of a specialist fuel removal, collection, transportation and disposal service for fuel recovered from vessels, engines and associated portable fuel containers recovered during Border Security Command Maritime operations. The Supplier shall safely remove, contain, transport and dispose of all collected fuel through appropriately authorised treatment, recovery or disposal routes in accordance with all applicable legislation and regulatory requirements. The services will be required at the following locations: - Western Jetfoil, Western Docks,…Read the full description
This is notice of a planned procurement opportunity to supply fuel waste disposal services. Border Security Command Maritime requires the provision of a specialist fuel removal, collection, transportation and disposal service for fuel recovered from vessels, engines and associated portable fuel containers recovered during Border Security Command Maritime operations. The Supplier shall safely remove, contain, transport and dispose of all collected fuel through appropriately authorised treatment, recovery or disposal routes in accordance with all applicable legislation and regulatory requirements. The services will be required at the following locations: - Western Jetfoil, Western Docks, Dover, Kent and associated operational locations within Dover - Port of Ramsgate, Kent - Simultaneous operations at both Dover and Ramsgate where required. - The continued provision of services following any operational change affecting the location from which the services are required. Attendance at locations outside Dover and Ramsgate shall be considered an optional requirement and subject to separate agreement and pricing. This notice is issued to enable potential bidders to prepare for, and express an interest in, this work. The full requirement will be provided at Tender stage, expected to be late November 2026. The tender opportunity will be issued via the Home Office eSourcing Portal and bidders must therefore ensure they have registered: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/ Bidders will also need to be registered on the UK Government's Central Digital Platform (Find a Tender Service). This is known as GOV.UK One Login and can be accessed at https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create

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.
  4. Send clarification questions before 11:59pm, Tuesday 15 December 2026.
  5. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Tuesday 22 December 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 102925-2026

About the buyer

From notice 102925-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.