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title: "SC23172 - Professional Services Framework"
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# SC23172 - Professional Services Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc23172-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-040632). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent County Council: "SC23172 - Professional Services Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £40,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. 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)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £40,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc23172-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-040632#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040632`

## 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/sc23172-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-040632#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sc23172-professional-services-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-040632#participate

## Description
Kent County Council (the Client) is the largest county council in England covering an area of
3 500 km2. It has an annual expenditure of over GBP 900 million on goods and services and
a population of 1.3 million. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic
services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 305
parish/town councils.
The Professional Services Framework is for the provision of a multi-disciplinary consultancy
service relating to highways, engineering, transportation, planning and environment, surveys
and investigations and commercial services within the Local Authority boundaries of Kent.
Various specialist levels of technical, environmental, and engineering professional services
are to be provided. These outputs supply the County Council with engineering expertise and
advice to allow the Council to plan and design new highway infrastructure, assess structural
assets, comply with their statutory obligations as the Highway Authority, support KCC’s
strategic objectives

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The framework will operate for an initial period of 4 years (48 months) with no guarantee of
any works being awarded. The initial term of 48 months may be extended by up to 2 years
(24 months), subject to successful delivery of the Key Performance In...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 038087-2024-SC23172-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AECOM Limited, Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited, Jacobs U.K Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-01846493`, `GB-FTS-124582`, `GB-FTS-12560`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 038087-2024-SC23172-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/09/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038087-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-25T18:46:38.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:09:01.990Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040632