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ICT Managed & Professional Services

Buyer: Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services →

BuyerKent County Council trading as Procurement Services
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£500,000,000
Published3 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of ICT Managed and Professional Services. The framework is expected to cover a broad range of ICT support, consultancy, implementation, management and specialist services, including but not limited to digital transformation, cloud services, cybersecurity, infrastructure services, networking, data and analytics, software and application services, project and programme delivery, and technical resource augmentation. Your response will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers, improving the procurement experience and ensuring access to high-quality ICT services across all areas of the public sector. Scope and LOT structure are still to be determined. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Hardware-consultancy-services./9XW72Y37Z6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9XW72Y37Z6

Categories

Hardware consultancy services 72100000Hardware selection consultancy services 72110000Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services 72120000Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services 72140000Software programming and consultancy services 72200000Programming services of packaged software products 72210000Programming services of systems and user software 72211000Programming services of application software 72212000Educational software development services 72212190Networking software development services 72212210Internet and intranet software development services 72212220Project management software development services 72212331Desktop communications software development services 72212511Modem software development services 72212513Remote access software development services 72212514System, storage and content management software development services 72212780System management software development services 72212781Systems and technical consultancy services 72220000Information systems or technology planning services 72222200Information technology services 72222300Information technology requirements review services 72223000Project management consultancy services 72224000System software acceptance testing consultancy services 72226000Software integration consultancy services 72227000Hardware integration consultancy services 72228000Custom software development services 72230000Systems analysis and programming services 72240000Programming services 72243000Systems consultancy services 72246000System and support services 72250000Disaster recovery services 72251000Computer archiving services 72252000Helpdesk and support services 72253000Helpdesk services 72253100Systems support services 72253200Software support services 72261000Software configuration services 72265000Software consultancy services 72266000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 May 2027 to 30 Apr 2031

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Hardware consultancy services, Hardware selection consultancy services, Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services, Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services, Software programming and consultancy services, Programming services of packaged software products, Programming services of systems and user software, Programming services of application software, Educational software development services, Networking software development services, Internet and intranet software development services, Project management software development services, Desktop communications software development services, Modem software development services, Remote access software development services, System, storage and content management software development services, System management software development services, Systems and technical consultancy services, Information systems or technology planning services, Information technology services, Information technology requirements review services, Project management consultancy services, System software acceptance testing consultancy services, Software integration consultancy services, Hardware integration consultancy services, Custom software development services, Systems analysis and programming services, Programming services, Systems consultancy services, System and support services, Disaster recovery services, Computer archiving services, Helpdesk and support services, Helpdesk services, Systems support services, Software support services, Software configuration services, Software consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 72. The category anchor is Hardware consultancy services (72100000); 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 724,3221 median · 7.9 average (1,458 of 4,322 with a bid count)1.7 average (1,687 of 4,322 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer12Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)69Not 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 agreementYes
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
The purpose of this engagement is to: Understand market capability and capacity Inform the development of the specification Create an objective pricing mechanism Explore innovative solutions Identify potential risks and delivery models Suppliers and Customers are invited to participate in the following activities: Online Questionnaire via delta portal tender box and email to arrange 121 meetings on teams. This is not a call for competition at this stage, it is to explore what is needed in the market place and how best to design the framework to assist public sector spending to offer best value and a route to market that is compliant.engagement18 Sept 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-06f137
Latest release ID083441-2026
Latest release timestampThu Sep 03 2026 11:28:59 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£500,000,000
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
3 Sept 2026planning083441-2026

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 (1 releases)
3 Sept 2026 · 083441-2026 · planning
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