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title: "SC20066 - Inward Investment"
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# SC20066 - Inward Investment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc20066-inward-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-0290c1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC20066 - Inward Investment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Kent County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-county-council-ons-e10000016)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,666,667 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290c1`

## 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/sc20066-inward-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-0290c1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc20066-inward-investment-ocds-h6vhtk-0290c1#participate

## Description
Kent’s Interim Strategic Plan, “Setting the Course”, places a strong emphasis on the importance of attracting investment, and we encourage locally based agencies to work closely with government agencies to bring new investment into the area. We are looking to consolidate and increase our promotion of Kent and Medway as a UK inward investment gateway, alongside secured commitment from Government and the Department for International Trade (DIT) to match local support for inward investment where it is focused around sectors in which Kent and Medway have particular strengths.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The supplier will deliver a high quality, professionally delivered inward investment service for Kent and Medway. It will have the vision and the leadership to set a clear strategy to market and promote Kent and Medway as one of the premier inward in...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021698-2021-SC20066-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Locate in Kent**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-27159`
  - Value: £1,666,667 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021698-2021-SC20066-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,666,667
  - Signed Date: 23/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021698-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-02T07:43:19.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:53:41.408Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0290c1