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Consultancy and Advisory Services

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Consultancy and Advisory Services. This questionnaire is designed to understand supplier and customer experiences, challenges, and expectations regarding consultancy frameworks. Your responses will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers to improve the procurement and delivery experience for consultancy services across all areas within the Public Sector. Scope and Lot structure is still to be determined, but the aim to design a framework for the provision of all Consultancy and Advisory Services required within the Public Sector. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Business-and-management-consultancy-services./ZHSD993842 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZHSD993842

Classification

  • CPV79410000 — Business and management consultancy services
  • CPV79411100 — Business development consultancy services
  • CPV79412000 — Financial management consultancy services
  • CPV79413000 — Marketing management consultancy services
  • CPV79414000 — Human resources management consultancy services
  • CPV79421000 — Project-management services other than for construction work
  • CPV90713000 — Environmental issues 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
Y23050
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business and management consultancy services
Entry 2
Id
79411100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Business development consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
79412000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Financial management consultancy services
Entry 4
Id
79413000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Marketing management consultancy services
Entry 5
Id
79414000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Human resources management consultancy services
Entry 6
Id
79421000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Project-management services other than for construction work
Entry 7
Id
90713000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Environmental issues consultancy services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
072528-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
10 Nov 2025, 16:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
24 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner. This notice is issued to: Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement The purpose of this engagement is to: Understand market capability and capacity Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism Explore innovative solutions Identify potential risks and delivery models Suppliers and Customers are invited to participate in the following activities: Online questionnaire

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM
Name
Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ46
Country
GB
Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4YT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Abbey Wood Rd, Kings Hill

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PYCX-4938-CCHM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Jayne Harrison

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · West Malling · UKJ46 · ME19 4YT · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05de04-2025-11-10T16:05:20ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·