Notice Information
Notice Title
C25020 Electrical Reactive Repair and Installation Works
Notice Description
Electrical Reactive Repair and Installation Works across the Kent Fire and Rescue Service estate. This is a below threshold preliminary market engagement exercise for a tender that will be formally issued in January 2026. Documentation has been attached for review and comment only at this stage. Any clarifications and/or comments may be raised ahead of the formal tender issue, via the Kent Business Portal. Market engagement will begin on 4th December 2025, and will end 18th December 2025. Planned tender timescales are set out in the Invitation to Tender document. Please respond to the questions under this exercise. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Electrical-installation-work./A9F2A294G4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/A9F2A294G4
Planning Information
Electrical Reactive Repair and Installation Works across the Kent Fire and Rescue Service estate. This is a below threshold preliminary market engagement exercise for a tender that will be formally issued in January 2026. Documentation has been attached for review and comment only at this stage. Any clarifications and/or comments may be raised ahead of the formal tender issue, via the Kent Business Portal. Market engagement will begin on 4th December 2025, and will end 18th December 2025. Planned tender timescales are set out in the Invitation to Tender document. Please respond to the questions under this exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05eeb0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079697-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45310000 - Electrical installation work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Dec 2025Today
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 18 Dec 20252 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
- 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
- KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Lucy Foster
- Contact Email
- procurement@kent.fire-uk.org
- Contact Phone
- 01622 692121
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6XB
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Tovil
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079697-2025
4th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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