Planning

Flooring Lighting Office Furniture

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)

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Planning

23 Jul 2025 at 18:05

Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council, trading as Procurement Services, is planning a procurement process for a framework agreement titled "Flooring Lighting Office Furniture" in the West Malling area. The tender process is still in the planning stage, and key milestones have already been met, including preliminary market engagement completed by 18 July 2025. The procurement encompasses three lots related to flooring, lighting, and office furniture and spans across categories such as LED and bespoke lighting, ergonomic office furniture, and specialist flooring. The legal basis for this procurement follows UK legislation 2023/54, and the contract period is anticipated to run from 6 October 2025 to 5 October 2029. Interested suppliers should note that the official tender notice is yet to be issued, although a future notice is expected by 31 July 2025.

This framework presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in the supply of flooring materials, advanced lighting solutions, and office furniture design and installation. Companies offering related services, such as ergonomic design consultancy or innovative lighting systems for NHS and educational premises, will find this tender particularly well-suited to their capabilities. With a gross valued opportunity of £30 million, this procurement invites businesses to participate in a competitive, long-term framework agreement, ideal for suppliers aiming to secure substantial contracts with a central government public authority like Kent County Council.

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Notice Title

Flooring Lighting Office Furniture

Notice Description

Procurement Services are creating a framework for the provision of Flooring, Lighting & Office Furniture which includes but is not limited to the following goods and services over three lots Lot1 Flooring - For example Carpets, laminate, wooden and stone. Specialist flooring including Heritage flooring and maintenance, safety, wet room, acoustic and resign for example. Lot 2 Lighting - to include LED, bespoke lighting, outdoor and solar motion sensor. Also to include lighting for NHS premises and education stage lighting for example. Lot 3 Office furniture - including general office furniture, ergonomic and booths and pods. Also to include all associated services including full design consultancy for complete office refits. Market engagement has already been completed and the Tender Notice has not yet been issued This is not a call for competition For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Lighting-equipment-and-electric-lamps./CH8S327W93 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CH8S327W93

Planning Information

The engagement was carried out prior to PA23 coming into force and there was no requirement to publish a PME notice. The preliminary market engagement consisted of an emailed questionnaire to suppliers with some 1:1 meetings to discuss the scope and structure of the framework

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564fb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042546-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

42 - Industrial machinery

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

51 - Installation services (except software)

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

31500000 - Lighting equipment and electric lamps

31527260 - Lighting systems

31527270 - Platforms lighting

31530000 - Parts of lamps and lighting equipment

39000000 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39130000 - Office furniture

39131000 - Office shelving

39151300 - Modular furniture

39153000 - Conference-room furniture

39155000 - Library furniture

42964000 - Office automation equipment

44112210 - Solid flooring

45421153 - Installation of built-in furniture

45432113 - Parquet flooring

45432114 - Wood flooring work

51620000 - Installation services of office equipment

79934000 - Furniture design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20257 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2025 - 5 Oct 2029 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)
Contact Name
julie corbett
Contact Email
julie.corbett@csltd.org.uk
Contact Phone
07517498201

Buyer Location

Locality
WEST MALLING
Postcode
ME19 4YT
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ46 West Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Electoral Ward
Kings Hill
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

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