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Construction Procurement Partner

Buyer: Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services →

BuyerKent County Council trading as Procurement Services
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£10,000,000,000
Published18 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Commercial Services Kent Ltd (t/a Procurement Services) are seeking a single Supplier to be appointed as a partner following an Open Procedure for the provision of procurement services. The successful partner will collaborate with CSKL to design, establish and manage Frameworks which are compliant with the Procurement Act 2023 for construction clients across the public sector. The Frameworks put in place on behalf of CSKL (as a centralised procurement authority under Section 1 of the Procurement Act) must meet the needs of all public sector Contracting Authorities including CSKL internal requirements.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Construction project management services 71541000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 28 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2036

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Construction project management servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 71. The category anchor is Construction project management services (71541000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 713,3173 median · 31.7 average (829 of 3,317 with a bid count)3.6 average (923 of 3,317 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK7272 median · 87.5 average (166 of 727 with a bid count)6.1 average (205 of 727 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)16Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Commercial Services Kent Ltd (CSKL) is looking to partner with an organisation to help create and manage construction frameworks for public sector customers. We plan to appoint one strategic partner to design, set up, and run these frameworks on our behalf, in line with the Procurement Act 2023. The partnership is expected to last around 10 years. Purpose of this Market Engagement We are carrying out this exercise to: Let the market know about this opportunity Help us shape and refine what the partnership will look like Understand the skills, experience, and capacity of interested organisations Gather ideas on innovative ways of working What the Partner Will Do The partner will: Provide construction expertise Design and set up new frameworks Manage frameworks day-to-day, including: Adding and managing suppliers Monitoring performance Supporting customers with call-offs Prepare procurement documents and guidance, ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 Work closely with CSKL to deliver high-quality, compliant, and efficient solutions Benefits for the Partner Be the sole partner delivering construction frameworks for CSKL Build a long-term relationship with an established public sector organisation Access a wide range of public sector customers Help shape and deliver innovative construction procurement solutions Next Steps If you’re interested, please take part in this market engagement exercise. Register via the e-tendering portal and provide details of: Your experience with construction frameworks Your capacity and resources Your approach to working in partnership Complete our supplier engagement Questionnaire https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/1LJVYJUDsjengagement2 Jul 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06b71d
Latest release ID057608-2026
Latest release timestampThu Jun 18 2026 13:11:44 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£10,000,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Jun 2026planningUpdate057608-2026
17 Jun 2026planning057167-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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