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Signs and Associated Services

Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 16:13.

Opportunity overview

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Signs and Associated Services. This questionnaire is designed to understand supplier experiences, challenges, and expectations regarding Signs frameworks. Your response will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers to improve the procurement and delivery experience for Sign and Associated Services across all areas within the public sector. Scope and Lot structure is still to be determined but the aim is to design a framework for the provision of Signs and Associated Services required within the public sector. This is a Pre Market Engagement notice and not a call for competition. Please complete questionnaire on link in this notice, we are also open to teams meetings please contact us within the time frame to discuss. https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/m8WXZSYk7T For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Illuminated-signs-and-nameplates./N8H89E5EPH To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/N8H89E5EPH

Classification

  • CPV31523000 — Illuminated signs and nameplates
  • CPV31523200 — Permanent message signs
  • CPV34924000 — Variable message signs
  • CPV34992000 — Signs and illuminated signs
  • CPV34992200 — Road signs
  • CPV34992300 — Street signs
  • CPV44423400 — Signs and related items
  • CPV45233290 — Installation of road signs
  • CPV45316211 — Installation of illuminated road signs

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
Y26026
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Feb 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Jan 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
31523000
Description
Illuminated signs and nameplates
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
31523200
Description
Permanent message signs
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
34924000
Description
Variable message signs
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
34992000
Description
Signs and illuminated signs
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
34992200
Description
Road signs
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
34992300
Description
Street signs
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
44423400
Description
Signs and related items
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
45233290
Description
Installation of road signs
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
45316211
Description
Installation of illuminated road signs

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The purpose of this engagement is to: Understand market capability and capacity Inform the development of the specification Create an objective pricing mechanism Explore innovative solutions Identify potential risks and delivery models Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities: Online Questionnaire via delta portal tender box and email to arrange 121 meetings on teams. This is not a call for competition at this stage, it is to explore what is needed in the market place and how best to design the framework to assist public sector spending to offer best value and a route to market that is compliant.
Due
2 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
057379-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Jun 2026, 09:16
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services
Id
GB-PPON-PYCX-4938-CCHM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYCX-4938-CCHM

Address

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

Contact

Name
Alison Ponter
Telephone
01622 942283

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

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. 057379-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·