Planning

Consultancy and Advisory 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 000-072528

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05de04

Published 10 November 2025, 4:05pm



Scope

Reference

Y23050

Description

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of Consultancy and Advisory Services. This questionnaire is designed to understand supplier and customer experiences, challenges, and expectations regarding consultancy frameworks. Your responses will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers to improve the procurement and delivery experience for consultancy services across all areas within the Public Sector.

Scope and Lot structure is still to be determined, but the aim to design a framework for the provision of all Consultancy and Advisory Services required within the Public Sector.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Business-and-management-consultancy-services./ZHSD993842

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/ZHSD993842

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)

  • 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2030
  • 4 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
  • 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
  • 79412000 - Financial management consultancy services
  • 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
  • 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
  • 79421000 - Project-management services other than for construction work
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

Engagement

Engagement deadline

24 November 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

Suppliers and Customers are invited to participate in the following activities:

Online questionnaire


Contracting authority

Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYCX-4938-CCHM

1 Abbey Wood Rd, Kings Hill

West Malling

ME19 4YT

United Kingdom

Contact name: Jayne Harrison

Email: jayne.harrison@csltd.org.uk

Region: UKJ46 - West Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government