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planning
Official procurement procedure
Consultancy and Advisory Services
Business and management consultancy services
Business development consultancy services
Environmental issues consultancy services
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Location not published
Published value
£500,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services: "Consultancy and Advisory Services". Published status: planning. Published value: £500,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £500,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services. 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
17.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
First City Nursing Services LimitedTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 41 active published awards; 13 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 |
|---|---|---|
| First City Nursing Services Limited | 1 win | £110,000,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent County Council trading as Procurement Services | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT | Last source update10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationBusiness and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, Environmental issues consultancy services, Financial management consultancy services, Human resources management consultancy services, Marketing management consultancy services, Project-management services other than for construction work | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05de04 | ||
What is being bought
Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Consultancy and Advisory Services. This questionnaire is designed to understand supplier and customer experiences, challenges, and expectations regarding consultancy frameworks. Your responses will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers to improve the procurement and delivery experience for consultancy services across all areas within the Public Sector.
Scope and Lot structure is still to be determined, but the aim to design a framework for the provision of all Consultancy and Advisory Services required within the Public Sector.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Business-and-management-consultancy-services./ZHSD993842
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZHSD993842
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £500,000,000
10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT - Status changed to planning
10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT - Official notice release published
10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT - Buyer information updated
10 Nov 2025, 16:05 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
10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT - Procedure published
10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT - engagement
24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduledThis preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner. This notice is issued to: Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement The purpose of this engagement is to: Understand market capability and capacity Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism Explore innovative solutions Identify potential risks and delivery models Suppliers and Customers are invited to participate in the following activities: Online questionnaire
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 trading as Procurement Services
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHMDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 10 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |