Official UK procurement notice
Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis framework will provide a compliant, flexible, and outcomes-focused route to market for public sector organisations seeking to deliver digital transformation, operational modernisation, and strategic reform. It supports both targeted interventions and end-to-end delivery models across core service areas.
The Framework is structured into five high-level lots, designed to reflect real operational needs and encourage participation from organisations of all sizes including SMEs, VCSEs, and consortia.
Lot 1: Digital and Service Transformation
Scope:
This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the design, delivery, and improvement of digital services and platforms across the public sector. Suppliers may deliver full or partial service areas.
Lot 2: IT, Cloud and Cyber Services
Scope:
This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the design, delivery, and management of digital infrastructure, cloud environments, and cyber security across public sector organisations.
Lot 3: People, Payroll, Pensions and Financial Operations
Scope:
This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the transformation and management of public sector people operations, payroll, pensions, and procurement/payment functions.
Lot 4: Estates, Facilities and Asset Management Technology
Scope:
This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the use of technology, data, and automation to support smart estates management, statutory compliance, and Net Zero delivery.
Lot 5: Strategic Consultancy and Public Sector Reform
Scope:
This lot covers services including, but not limited to, strategic consultancy, organisational reform, and major transformation programme support across the public sector.
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CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Financial and insurance services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages · Software package and information systems
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 2 Feb 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jul 2025, 12:05 BST
- Authority reference
Y26006- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042323- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563baFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
22 Jul 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published22 Jul 2025, 12:06 BST
- Market engagement31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
This 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
Encourage feedback on existing framework Y20023 - Managed Services
Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:
Online questionnaire
1:1 meetings
Dates: w/c 21/07/25
How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice. Access code 6VH9X56363
Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.
All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.
This is not a call for competition.
- Contract starts268 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jul 2025, 12:06 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published23 Jul 2025, 12:05 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender