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ICT Managed & Professional Services

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 12:31.

Opportunity overview

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of ICT Managed and Professional Services. The framework is expected to cover a broad range of ICT support, consultancy, implementation, management and specialist services, including but not limited to digital transformation, cloud services, cybersecurity, infrastructure services, networking, data and analytics, software and application services, project and programme delivery, and technical resource augmentation. Your response will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers, improving the procurement experience and ensuring access to high-quality ICT services across all areas of the public sector. Scope and LOT structure are still to be determined. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Hardware-consultancy-services./9XW72Y37Z6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9XW72Y37Z6

Classification

  • CPV72100000 — Hardware consultancy services
  • CPV72110000 — Hardware selection consultancy services
  • CPV72120000 — Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
  • CPV72140000 — Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services
  • CPV72200000 — Software programming and consultancy services
  • CPV72210000 — Programming services of packaged software products
  • CPV72211000 — Programming services of systems and user software
  • CPV72212000 — Programming services of application software
  • CPV72212190 — Educational software development services
  • CPV72212210 — Networking software development services
  • CPV72212220 — Internet and intranet software development services
  • CPV72212331 — Project management software development services
  • CPV72212511 — Desktop communications software development services
  • CPV72212513 — Modem software development services
  • CPV72212514 — Remote access software development services
  • CPV72212780 — System, storage and content management software development services
  • CPV72212781 — System management software development services
  • CPV72220000 — Systems and technical consultancy services
  • CPV72222200 — Information systems or technology planning services
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72223000 — Information technology requirements review services
  • CPV72224000 — Project management consultancy services
  • CPV72226000 — System software acceptance testing consultancy services
  • CPV72227000 — Software integration consultancy services
  • CPV72228000 — Hardware integration consultancy services
  • CPV72230000 — Custom software development services
  • CPV72240000 — Systems analysis and programming services
  • CPV72243000 — Programming services
  • CPV72246000 — Systems consultancy services
  • CPV72250000 — System and support services
  • CPV72251000 — Disaster recovery services
  • CPV72252000 — Computer archiving services
  • CPV72253000 — Helpdesk and support services
  • CPV72253100 — Helpdesk services
  • CPV72253200 — Systems support services
  • CPV72261000 — Software support services
  • CPV72265000 — Software configuration services
  • CPV72266000 — Software 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
Y26030
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2027, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72100000
Description
Hardware consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72110000
Description
Hardware selection consultancy services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72120000
Description
Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72140000
Description
Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72200000
Description
Software programming and consultancy services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72210000
Description
Programming services of packaged software products
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72211000
Description
Programming services of systems and user software
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212000
Description
Programming services of application software
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212190
Description
Educational software development services
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212210
Description
Networking software development services
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212220
Description
Internet and intranet software development services
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212331
Description
Project management software development services
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212511
Description
Desktop communications software development services
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212513
Description
Modem software development services
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212514
Description
Remote access software development services
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212780
Description
System, storage and content management software development services
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
72212781
Description
System management software development services
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
72220000
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services
Entry 19
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222200
Description
Information systems or technology planning services
Entry 20
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services
Entry 21
Scheme
CPV
Id
72223000
Description
Information technology requirements review services
Entry 22
Scheme
CPV
Id
72224000
Description
Project management consultancy services
Entry 23
Scheme
CPV
Id
72226000
Description
System software acceptance testing consultancy services
Entry 24
Scheme
CPV
Id
72227000
Description
Software integration consultancy services
Entry 25
Scheme
CPV
Id
72228000
Description
Hardware integration consultancy services
Entry 26
Scheme
CPV
Id
72230000
Description
Custom software development services
Entry 27
Scheme
CPV
Id
72240000
Description
Systems analysis and programming services
Entry 28
Scheme
CPV
Id
72243000
Description
Programming services
Entry 29
Scheme
CPV
Id
72246000
Description
Systems consultancy services
Entry 30
Scheme
CPV
Id
72250000
Description
System and support services
Entry 31
Scheme
CPV
Id
72251000
Description
Disaster recovery services
Entry 32
Scheme
CPV
Id
72252000
Description
Computer archiving services
Entry 33
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253000
Description
Helpdesk and support services
Entry 34
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253100
Description
Helpdesk services
Entry 35
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253200
Description
Systems support services
Entry 36
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 37
Scheme
CPV
Id
72265000
Description
Software configuration services
Entry 38
Scheme
CPV
Id
72266000
Description
Software consultancy services

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 and Customers 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
18 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
083441-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Sept 2026, 12:28
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, Kings Hill
Locality
West Malling
Postal Code
ME19 4YT
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ46

Contact

Name
Procurement Delivery Manager

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. 083441-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·