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Home Safety and Security Installation Service

Kent County Council

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16 Jul 2026 at 15:56

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council intends to commission a Home Safety and Security Installation Service across Kent. The service will provide domestic abuse sanctuary-style support, helping individuals and households remain safely in their own homes through property security assessments, target-hardening measures, supply and installation. Relevant work may include access control, alarm and fire-protection equipment installation, alongside associated social and community services. Delivery is expected in domestic settings for victim-survivors, vulnerable residents and households with safeguarding concerns. The service is intended to involve professional, discreet and trauma-informed delivery, with potential partnership working across housing, community safety, safeguarding and domestic abuse organisations. Providers from property security, housing, domestic abuse, safeguarding, community safety and related social-care sectors are within scope.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is not yet a call for competition. Kent County Council intends to use a tender process under the Procurement Act 2023. Preliminary online market-engagement sessions are planned for 25 August 2026, 10:00–11:30, and 4 September 2026, 10:00–11:30; organisations wishing to attend or ask questions are asked to register interest by 21 August 2026. The Council expects a subsequent procurement notice around 30 November 2026. The indicative estimated value is up to £500,000 per year, with a published estimate of £1.5 million excluding VAT and £1.8 million including VAT. The indicative contract period is three years from 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2030, with an option to extend by two years. Details may change after engagement and approvals.

The engagement is aimed at organisations that can assess domestic security risks, recommend suitable target-hardening measures, and supply and install equipment in residents’ homes. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate safe, reliable installation and the ability to deliver discreetly in sensitive circumstances. Experience supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse, vulnerable residents or households affected by safeguarding concerns will be relevant. The Council is also seeking market insight into delivery models, referral pathways, eligibility criteria, capacity and partnership arrangements. Suppliers that can work collaboratively with statutory and voluntary-sector partners, including housing, safeguarding, community safety and domestic abuse services, are likely to be well placed when the formal procurement is launched. This is an opportunity to prepare, not submit a bid now.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Home Safety and Security Installation Service

Notice Description

Short Description:Kent County Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement on Tuesday 25 August 10:00-11.30 and Friday 4 September 10:00-11.30, to inform the future development of its Home Safety and Security Installation Service. We are inviting organisations to attend an online market engagement event to help inform the future design and commissioning of the service. The online sessions will be facilitated by Kent County Council and will include a presentation on the proposed service requirements, opportunities for discussion through facilitated group conversations, and interactive feedback activities to gather provider views and market intelligence. This exercise is being conducted to: *understand current market delivery models for domestic abuse sanctuary-style provision, *gather insight on service design, delivery approaches, and capacity, and *help shape potential future commissioning arrangements. The Council is keen to engage with organisations that have experience of delivering property security and target hardening interventions within domestic settings. This includes providers with expertise in assessing, supplying, and installing security measures that help individuals remain safely in their own homes. We are particularly interested in organisations that can deliver services in a professional, discreet, and trauma-informed manner. Experience of working with victim-survivors, vulnerable residents, or households experiencing safeguarding concerns will be beneficial. Organisations from the domestic abuse, housing, community safety, safeguarding, and property security sectors are encouraged to participate. Providers with experience of partnership working across statutory and voluntary sector services, including housing, community safety, safeguarding, and domestic abuse agencies, will be well placed to contribute to discussions on future service delivery. The Council is inviting organisations to contribute to this engagement to help: *inform the development of the service model, *understand different approaches to delivering sanctuary-style services, *explore delivery options, including partnership models, *review eligibility criteria and referral pathways, and *assess market capacity and interest in delivering such a service. This engagement will support the Council in developing an appropriate procurement approach and ensuring a fair and competitive process. To express your interest in attending, or ask any questions about the online event, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk by Friday 21 August. Kent County Council intend to procure Home Safety and Security Installation Service through a tender process. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the new Procurement Act 2023. Please note this notice is not a call for competition; therefore, attendees are not expected to submit any documents at this stage. Further information relating to this procurement will be published on Central Digital Platform and the Kent Business Portal at a future date. Interested providers are advised to create a supplier profile on the Kent Business Portal to receive notifications about the future procurement opportunity, once the formal tender is launched The estimated contract value is up to PS500,000 per annum. Any financial information provided at this stage is indicative only and subject to change following completion of market engagement and internal approvals. Estimated contract length is 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, at this stage this is indicative only and subject to change following completion of market engagement and internal approvals. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Surveillance-and-security-systems-and-devices./UK56ZKPW92 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/UK56ZKPW92

Planning Information

To express your interest in attending, or ask any questions about the online event, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk by Friday 21 August

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067395-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

42 - Industrial machinery

45 - Construction work

51 - Installation services (except software)

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices

42961100 - Access control system

45312000 - Alarm system and antenna installation work

51700000 - Installation services of fire protection equipment

85320000 - Social services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20263 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2030 3-4 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
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
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
TLJ4 Kent
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

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