- Mitie has secured a new maintenance services contract with the UK’s busiest international ferry port which welcomes over 11 million passengers each year.
- The contract will cover maintenance and new installations across the Port of Dover’s estate which ranges from industrial facilities to commercial office buildings and residential flats.
- The contract includes an annual innovation fund for investment to support the acceleration towards a technology-enabled port as well as to drive carbon reduction initiatives in line with the Port of Dover’s net zero strategy.
Mitie has been awarded a new £3 million a year contract with the Port of Dover covering maintenance work and installations on the Eastern and Western docks at the port, ranging from cruise terminals to residential flats and commercial offices on the seafront marina.
Mitie navigates maintenance works at the Port of Dover
The contract which will run for four years with the option to extend for a further two years, building on Mitie’s existing three year, waste management contract which was awarded in 2023. The contract will cover 94 buildings, which are visited by 11 million passengers a year whilst the port also helps to close the bridge between the UK and the rest of the world, handling £144 billion of trade per year.
With an aim to create an increasingly technology-enabled port, digital maintenance and remote monitoring will be introduced, enabled by an innovation fund. The innovation fund will also provide investment into the Port of Dover’s net zero strategy and Mitie’s Plan Zero consultants have already undertaken a series of site visits to identify opportunities and build on the action already taken by the Port of Dover. For example, whilst investment in solar has already taken place, Mitie’s capability to design battery storage solutions could minimise the amount of energy being lost.
To support with the transition to the new contract, Mitie has developed a bespoke engineering plan led by an experienced Critical Environment and Technical Assurance (CETA) team to ensure the port remains fully functional and is a seamless location for staff and visitors each day.
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Source: Mitie
