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External procurement support

South Kesteven District Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:06.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV79418000 — Procurement consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06857a
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2028, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79418000
Description
Procurement consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Interested parties are invited to respond to the questions within the Request for information document at https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ Select "View Opportunities" and choose South Kesteven District Council in the "organisations" drop down menu.
Due
29 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035276-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Apr 2026, 14:48
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
South Kesteven District Council
Id
GB-PPON-PCZL-1652-YMNZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCZL-1652-YMNZ

Address

Street Address
Council Offices, The Picture House, St Catherine's Road,
Locality
Grantham
Postal Code
NG31 6TT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF30

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Grantham · UKF30 · NG31 6TT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 035276-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·