Planning

Broadband Lines

  • Kent County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011218

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04f8ab

Published 25 March 2025, 4:41pm



Scope

Reference

CN240213

Description

As part of Kent County Council's (KCC) communications infrastructure to link on-street assets in real time to the Traffic Operations Centre based in Aylesford, Kent, we are looking to procure a new contract for the existing estate of broadband connections.

The service will concentrate on the provision and operation of broadband connections provisioned using SOGEA, FTTC or Copper Broadband used to monitor and control on-street equipment (primarily CCTV and traffic signals).

The service operates county wide and as such assets may be in Urban, Inter-Urban or Rural locations.

Alongside the existing estate, there may also be a requirement for Broadband Connections to be added for new assets when installed.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 30 August 2031
  • Possible extension to 30 August 2035
  • 9 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

Additional procurement category

Works

CPV classifications

  • 64200000 - Telecommunications services

Contract locations

  • UKJ4 - Kent

Engagement

Engagement deadline

7 April 2025

Engagement process description

To register an interest, access documentation, raise any queries and submit your responses to the enclosed Market Enagaement Questionnaire, please visit:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8b807a44-9509-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545


Contracting authority

Kent County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLDL-8938-YGYW

County Hall

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Milly Massy

Email: Milly.Massy@kent.gov.uk

Website: http://www.kent.gov.uk

Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government