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Specialist Highway Support Services

Kent County Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 23:27.

Opportunity overview

The Procurement will be divided into the following 3 Lots: •Lot 1 – Independent Cost Consultancy •Lot 2 – Specialist Utility Support •Lot 3 – Programme Review Support The Council are procuring a 3 Lot framework agreement requiring professional services and related services within the boundaries of Kent in accordance with the below Lot breakdown: Lot 1 – Independent Cost Consultancy •Provide independent cost consultancy services for the optioneering, bidding for funds, planning, preparation and construction of highway and transportation schemes across the County including quantity surveying, risk management and value management. •Provide cost consultancy services to support the preparation of NEC contract documents and in the evaluation of tenders to provide the construction of major highway and transportation schemes. •Provide cost consultancy services to support the NEC Project Manager during the construction of major highway and transportation schemes, including contract administration, assessment of Compensation Events and Payment Applications, monitoring and monthly financial reporting. Lot 2 – Specialist Utility Support •Provide specialist utility support to improve dialogue and cost certainty with utility companies around diversions and scheme impacts following the NRSWA processes. Lot 3 – Programme Review Support •NEC programme review support for schemes (design and construction stages) to ensure compliance with scope and appropriate links, durations and logic.

Classification

  • CPV66171000 — Financial consultancy services
  • CPV71311200 — Transport systems consultancy services
  • CPV71311210 — Highways consultancy services
  • CPV71311300 — Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • CPV71312000 — Structural engineering consultancy services
  • CPV71313000 — Environmental engineering consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1£4m

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
CN260718
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
7 Sept 2026, 12:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The procurement steps that shall be followed will be Participation Stage, Initial Tender Stage (ITT), Negotiation Stage (optional), Invitation to Submit Final Tender Stage (ISFT) and Contract Award Stage.

Covered By

GPA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Method
withReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Please refer to the tender documentation for a full breakdown of the framework information and Lotting approach.

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
21 Aug 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
19 Feb 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
4,800,000
Amount
4,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Weighting Description
The Price per Quality Point (PQP) evaluation methodology shall be used as detailed in the tender documentation.

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
13 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
12 Apr 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
12 Apr 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The periods for extension will consist of a 1 single-year extension period (12-months).

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
66171000
Description
Financial consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311200
Description
Transport systems consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311210
Description
Highways consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311300
Description
Infrastructure works consultancy services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
71312000
Description
Structural engineering consultancy services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
71313000
Description
Environmental engineering consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
078526-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Aug 2026, 12:56
Format
text/html

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
Sessions House, County Road
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Name
Laura Garay

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 073274-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 073445-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 075270-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 077499-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 078526-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·