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Provision of CSAS Resource

Kent County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 03:52.

Opportunity overview

Kent County Council, as part of the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF), currently provide on road, Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) resource, to assist KMRF partners with managing disruption on the Kent Road network when there are delays at the Kent ports. As part of KMRF's continued work to manage border disruption in Kent, Kent County Council provide CSAS accredited officers, to assist other partners (Kent Police and National Highways) in managing and directing traffic as set out in the KMRF Operation Fennel Plan. This includes officers within the Operation Brock footprint on the M20 and also in and around Dover as part of the Dover Traffic Management Plan. With the introduction of enhanced border checks as part of the European Entry Exit System (EES) possibly leading to increased and more prolonged periods of disruption, the Council, on behalf of KMRF, will also require Police accredited CSAS officers and officers holding other CSAS accreditations (Security Industry Authority (SIA)) to manage traffic and safety in designated sites off of the public highway. The key objectives of the service are: • To provide trained and accredited officers to support community safety, security, and traffic management operations. • To enable enforcement of accredited CSAS powers in accordance with the Police Reform Act 2002. • To ensure safe, compliant, and efficient direction of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. • To deliver a visible, professional presence to deter anti-social behaviour and support public reassurance. Actual expenditure will vary based on the number and duration of deployments, however based on the response received from Right Guard Solutions Ltd, the total contract value is estimated to be between £0 and £958,440 (exc. VAT), depending on usage. The introduction of the full EES registration for all passengers, is likely to commence during the term of this contract. This is a new and untested process and as such, the KMRF cannot set out the exact dates on which CSAS officers will be required both on road and off road at the designated sites close to the Port of Dover, therefore actual expenditure will vary based on the number and duration of deployments, depending on usage.

Awarded to

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RIGHT GUARD SOLUTIONS LTD

Matched by number
Contract value
£958.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jun 2026
Including VAT
£1.2m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 06900006
Location
Canterbury, UKJ44, CT1 3RA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
CN260704
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Kent County Council are required to have a contract in place for the provision of CSAS resource for the May 2026 half term period. Currently Right Guard Solutions Ltd are the only supplier CSAS accredited at company level that can provide a workforce, already vetted by the Warwickshire National Vetting Services (on behalf of Kent Police), of sufficient size to fulfil the requirements of the contract; and are therefore the only eligible supplier that can mobilise for contract start date. A market engagement exercise for this contract was conducted and it identified that there were no other reasonable alternatives for the Council to pursue at this time and Right Guard Solutions Ltd were the only fully accredited supplier currently able to meet the contract requirements. The Council plans to run an OPEN procurement procedure in the future to enable other suppliers the opportunity to tender for this contract. Sufficient time will be allocated in the procurement process to enable successful tenderers and their workforce to be fully accredited prior to contract start.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW

Address

Street Address
County Hall
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
RIGHT GUARD SOLUTIONS LTD
Id
GB-COH-06900006

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
06900006

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGMY-7855-HPJZ

Address

Street Address
1a Simmonds Road
Locality
Canterbury
Postal Code
CT1 3RA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ44

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
63712710
Description
Traffic monitoring services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79710000
Description
Security services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-06900006
Name
RIGHT GUARD SOLUTIONS LTD

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
CN260704 - Provision of CSAS Resource
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
2 Jun 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
2 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2027, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
1,150,128
Amount
958,440
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Attendance & Punctuality
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Accreditation/Compliance
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
Public/Customer Satisfaction
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
Safety Performance

Documents

Entry 1
Id
052942-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Jun 2026, 15:33
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 042043-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 046512-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 052942-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·