Planning

New EV Depot - Designer Services - Soft Market Engagement

THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES

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Planning

02 Dec 2025 at 15:40

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is in the planning stage of a tender process to engage architectural services for the development of a New EV Depot. The preliminary market engagement is underway, focusing on gathering insights from potential suppliers to inform future procurement strategies. The council is seeking designer services to facilitate the relocation of two key partners to a new shared site, currently a leased car park, with the lease ending on 16 March 2026. The deadline for response to the engagement questionnaire is 10 December 2025. The procurement falls under the services category, involving architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services, with an estimated contract value of £550,000 to £660,000 and is planned to run from 1 April 2026 to 31 December 2028, with potential renewal options.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for SMEs specialising in architectural and engineering services. By contributing insights during the market engagement phase, businesses can help shape the procurement process and demonstrate their capabilities in delivering innovative, sustainable solutions. Companies experienced in handling projects with shared access arrangements and site feasibility studies are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. It opens avenues for businesses to work closely with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, building a relationship that may extend beyond the initial contract through renewal options.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

New EV Depot - Designer Services - Soft Market Engagement

Notice Description

The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (RBK) needs to relocate two key partners from their current locations into a new shared site. The proposed site has been identified by RBK Property. The site is currently a car park which is leased to a commercial tenant. The lease end date with this commercial tenant is 16 March 2026. The overall objective is to accommodate both key partners on the site and this will require shared access arrangements. Both users have provided a list of requirements/needs and an architect has been appointed to prepare basic capacity drawings to assist with the formation of the RIBA stage 0 strategic brief. RBK is currently looking to conduct a detailed feasibility up to RIBA stage 2.

Planning Information

The Royal Borough of Kingston is seeking to engage with the Architectural services market in preparation for the forthcoming procurement of a New EV Depot - Designer Services The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to gather insights from suppliers to inform the future procurement strategy, contract structure, and scope of services ensuring best value, innovation, and sustainability. The Preliminary Market Engagement documents have been published on the Council's e-procurement portal, London Tenders Portal Please access the project via the portal to download and complete the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire. Please submit your response via the portal.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed37
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079034-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£550,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Dec 20252 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Mar 20264 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Contact Name
Commissioning Team
Contact Email
commissioning@kingston.gov.uk
Contact Phone
0208547 6670

Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 1EU
Post Town
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Further Information

Notice Documents

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