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Kent Test (11+) Examination Services

Kent County Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Kent County Council (the Council) currently runs a process which aims, principally through testing to identify candidates in the top 25% of the ability range as eligible for admission to Year 7 of any of the county’s grammar schools at age 11. Entry to the process is voluntary, with approximately 67% of the local cohort opting to take part, plus a significant number of external candidates. Provision is currently made for approximately 20,000 candidates. KCC wishes to engage the market to discuss a potential procurement exercise to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Kent wide 11+ Examination Services. Interested providers should register their interest by 12pm 17th December 2025, together with a completed Market Engagement Questionnaire. The event will take place on 18th December 2025 (approximately 10 am). Meeting invites will be sent out upon receipt of your EOI and completed questionnaire. Access Code for this opportunity: 726A789ZA6 If you have any questions and/or queried please contact orla.miller@kent.gov.uk To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=998900639

Classification

  • CPV80100000 — Primary education 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
CN250565
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
28 Feb 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Mar 2027, 00:00
Max Extent Date
28 Feb 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Primary education services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079464-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
3 Dec 2025, 16:05
Entry 2
Id
079600-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Dec 2025, 10:05
Entry 3
Id
079694-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Dec 2025, 12:06

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Dec 2025, 23:59
Description
Expressions of interest and completed Market Engagement Questionnaires are to be received by 12 pm 17th December 2025. Invites to the even will be sent out upon receipt of the EOIs and completed questionnaires. The provisional date for the event is 10 am 18th December 2025, but this may be subject to change dependent on availability of participants.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW
Name
Kent County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Kent County Council | Sessions House, Maidstone, Milton Avenue

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Orla Miller
Telephone
03000 416375

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME14 1XQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05ee2e-2025-12-04T12:06:17ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·