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title: "CN270830 - Concessionary Cards and Associated Services Contract"
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# CN270830 - Concessionary Cards and Associated Services Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn270830-concessionary-cards-and-associated-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-078cfa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "CN270830 - Concessionary Cards and Associated Services Contract". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Transport systems consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn270830-concessionary-cards-and-associated-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-078cfa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078cfa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cn270830-concessionary-cards-and-associated-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-078cfa#tl-md)

## Description
Kent County Council is seeking to appoint a supplier to deliver it's Concessionary Cards and Associated Services contract, which includes elements such as: 
1. Smart Card Production for Kent Concessionary Travel Schemes
Production of smart, data-encoded bus passes with relevant personalisation and adherence to scheme requirements and national ITSO standards. Approximately 250,000 ENCTS passes are renewed every five years, in addition to new applications and replacements, and are distributed to home addresses. Approximately 27,000 Kent Travel Saver passes are renewed each summer and distributed to schools.
2. Entitled Scholar Pass Production
Production of non-smart bus passes for children entitled to free school transport. Around 5,000 passes are reprinted annually, plus in-year replacements, and are sent to schools and home addresses.
3. Application Portals
Provision of customer-facing application and self-service platforms for ENCTS and Kent Travel Saver, meeting relevant national and KCC IT and data security standards.
4. Customer Management Systems
Scheme and customer management systems for ENCTS and Kent Travel Saver, enabling authorised staff to manage and update customer records and status, and to cancel and reorder passes.
5. ENCTS Administration
Management of customer enquiries and complaints relating to applications and passes; processing new and renewed ENCTS applications submitted online or by post; and assessment of applications and supporting evidence against national eligibility criteria and guidance.
6. HOPS
Smartcard management for Kent Travel Saver and ENCTS, including capture, recording and export of journey data from operator ticket machines and the sending of messages to ticket machines and smartcards, including hot-listing cancelled passes.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Transport-systems-consultancy-services./2K5525W85D
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/2K5525W85D

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71311200
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2029 to 31/01/2033
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F099538-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-21T13:22:51.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:00:35.617Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078cfa