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# Delivery of Support, Skills Development and Training Opportunities for People in the Community

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/delivery-of-support-skills-development-and-training-opportunities-for-people-in-the-commun-ocds-h6vhtk-0335d1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Kent County Council are looking to commission providers to deliver support, skills. development, and training opportunities for people in the community.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services, Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0335d1`

## 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/delivery-of-support-skills-development-and-training-opportunities-for-people-in-the-commun-ocds-h6vhtk-0335d1#tl-md)

## Description
Kent County Council are looking to commission providers to deliver support, skills
development, and training opportunities for people in the community. Currently this is
delivered through SS15087: Community Day Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
contract which is due to end on 30 September 2022.
The planned new arrangements will be more flexible for example in terms of units and
methods of delivery following learning from the pandemic and will evolve over the life of the
contract. There will be a focus upon making a positive difference for the people we support
every day, ensuring that they live as full and safe a life as possible and make informed
choices. It is expected that the opportunity including all associated documentation will be
published on the 30th of May 2022, with a start date for the new contractual arrangements
of the 1st of October 2022.
The Prior information notice (PIN) is however, issued solely for the purpose of notifying the
market of the intention to procure these services.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response or lack thereof to
the PIN and a response to this PIN does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any
future procurement.
This PIN does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services for the Council.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1-2: Lot 1 - Community Support, Lot 2 - Training and Skills
- **Lot id:** `1-2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85000000, 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** This procurement will be run under the light touch regime for Health and Social Care Services
The Council intends to commission providers to provide support, skills development, and
training opportunities for people in the community.
To express your ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012084-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-05-10T08:38:23.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-11T15:31:45.374Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0335d1