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CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography
Photographic services
Published value
£30,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Kent County Council: "CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography". Published status: planning. Published value: £30,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Kent County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £30,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent County Council
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Kent County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
7.1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITEDTop vendor: 90.7% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 247 active published awards; 8 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| BREHENY CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED | 1 win | £2,968,227 |
| KENT COMMUNITY HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | 1 win | £252,699 |
| Berwick Partners | 1 win | £50,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT | Last source update18 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationPhotographic services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05da4b | ||
What is being bought
Under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, all applicants aged 18 years or over who are accepted for naturalisation or registration as a British citizen must take a citizenship oath and pledge at a citizenship ceremony. The heart of the citizenship ceremony will involve prospective citizens making an oath or affirmation to His Majesty the King and a pledge of loyalty to the United Kingdom after which a certificate will be presented.
In the county of Kent citizenship ceremonies are provided by Kent County Council.
http://www.kent.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/other-ceremonies/citizenship-ceremony
Kent County Council is providing an opportunity for the successful photographer to take photographs of citizenship ceremony guests, for sale. All guests would have the option to purchase photographs at each event. In exchange for access to the ceremonies and the ability to sell photographs to the guests, Kent County Council seeks a percentage of any sales revenue.
Before commencing the procurement process, KCC have issued a Market Engagement Questionnaire related to the procurement. The deadline for submission of the questionnaire is 12pm on Friday 21st November 2025.
Please note that the "Total Value" publicised notice in this notice is an estimation of the revenue that this contract will generate for KCC. The Revenue generated for a supplier of the service may exceed this figure and is subject to the outcome of the evaluation process. Further information on the evaluation process will be provided within the Invitation to Tender documents.
To submit a questionnaire response for the opportunity, please register your interest here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/respondToList.html?accessCode=C4CU37R4DP
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
18 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT - Official notice release published
7 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT - Published value updated to £30,000
4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT - Status changed to planning
4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT - Official notice release published
4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT - Buyer information updated
4 Nov 2025, 16:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
18 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT - Procedure published
18 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT - engagement
21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduledKent County Council have issued a Market Engagement Questionnaire for CN250479 Citizenship Ceremony Photography. Further details regarding the procurement, and this Market Engagement Exercise, has been provided within the Market Engagement Questionnaire. The deadline for response is 12pm on Friday 21st November 2025.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Kent County Council
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYWDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 18 Nov 2025, 15:33 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |