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Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services

  • Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-042323

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0563ba

Published 22 July 2025, 12:06pm

Last edited 23 July 2025, 12:05pm

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Scope

Reference

Y26006

Description

This framework will provide a compliant, flexible, and outcomes-focused route to market for public sector organisations seeking to deliver digital transformation, operational modernisation, and strategic reform. It supports both targeted interventions and end-to-end delivery models across core service areas.

The Framework is structured into five high-level lots, designed to reflect real operational needs and encourage participation from organisations of all sizes including SMEs, VCSEs, and consortia.

Lot 1: Digital and Service Transformation

Scope:

This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the design, delivery, and improvement of digital services and platforms across the public sector. Suppliers may deliver full or partial service areas.

Lot 2: IT, Cloud and Cyber Services

Scope:

This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the design, delivery, and management of digital infrastructure, cloud environments, and cyber security across public sector organisations.

Lot 3: People, Payroll, Pensions and Financial Operations

Scope:

This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the transformation and management of public sector people operations, payroll, pensions, and procurement/payment functions.

Lot 4: Estates, Facilities and Asset Management Technology

Scope:

This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the use of technology, data, and automation to support smart estates management, statutory compliance, and Net Zero delivery.

Lot 5: Strategic Consultancy and Public Sector Reform

Scope:

This lot covers services including, but not limited to, strategic consultancy, organisational reform, and major transformation programme support across the public sector.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=967877935

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £500,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £600,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 February 2026 to 1 February 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems
  • 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Engagement

Engagement deadline

31 July 2025

Engagement process description

This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.

This notice is issued to:

Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement

The purpose of this engagement is to:

Understand market capability and capacity

Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism

Explore innovative solutions

Identify potential risks and delivery models

Encourage feedback on existing framework Y20023 - Managed Services

Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:

Online questionnaire

1:1 meetings

Dates: w/c 21/07/25

How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice. Access code 6VH9X56363

Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.

All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.

This is not a call for competition.


Contracting authority

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCX-4938-CCHM

1 Abbey Wood Road

West Malling

ME19 4YT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Stefanie Manley

Telephone: 07709718118

Email: stefanie.manley@csltd.org.uk

Region: UKJ46 - West Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - central government