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# External procurement support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-procurement-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06857a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Kesteven District Council: "External procurement support". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £0. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Kesteven District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-kesteven-district-council-ons-e07000141)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Procurement consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-procurement-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06857a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06857a`

## 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/external-procurement-support-ocds-h6vhtk-06857a#tl-md)

## Description
South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) is currently looking at delivery options to support the Procurement function for the authority.
As part of the lead into and preparation for potential Local Government Reorganisation, SKDC are currently reviewing all options for delivery of the Procurement function.
SKDC would like to hear from any providers who can offer this function and would like information on services they can offer along with indicative pricing.
The purpose of this engagement is to test market appetite, capability and delivery models for external procurement services prior to any potential future procurement. This is a stand alone,  exploratory exercise only and does not form part of a formal tender process.
Please note start and end dates of any future contract are only illustrative at this present time.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 79418000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2028 to 31/03/2031

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035276-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-17T13:48:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T15:59:44.169Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06857a