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Home Safety and Security Installation Service

Kent County Council

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11 Aug 2026 at 15:17

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council is planning a Home Safety and Security Installation Service for domestic abuse sanctuary-style provision in Kent. The service will help individuals and households remain safely in their own homes through property security and target-hardening interventions. The expected scope includes assessing needs, supplying and installing suitable security measures, and potentially maintaining security equipment. Relevant measures may include enhanced locks, electronic security locks, security fittings, cameras and other safety installations. The council is also seeking views on service design, delivery approaches, eligibility criteria, referral pathways and partnership models. The work is a public service procurement focused on domestic settings, vulnerable residents and households affected by domestic abuse or safeguarding concerns.

This procurement is at the planning stage and the council intends to use a tender process under the Procurement Act 2023; it is not yet a call for competition. Preliminary online market-engagement sessions are planned for 25 August 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30, and 4 September 2026, from 10:00 to 11:30. Organisations wishing to attend or ask questions are expected to express interest by 21 August 2026. The council expects to publish the next notice by 30 November 2026. The indicative contract period is 1 November 2027 to 31 October 2030, with an estimated three-year term and an option to extend by two years. The indicative value is £1.5 million excluding VAT, or £1.8 million including VAT, with an estimated value of up to £500,000 per annum. The procurement currently has one planned lot.

The engagement will suit suppliers that assess, supply and install domestic security and target-hardening measures, particularly those experienced in sanctuary-style services. Strong candidates are likely to combine practical property-security capability with discreet, professional and trauma-informed delivery. Experience supporting victim-survivors of domestic abuse, vulnerable residents or households with safeguarding concerns will be relevant. The council is also looking for insight from housing, community safety, safeguarding, domestic abuse, community and property-security organisations. Providers able to work effectively across statutory and voluntary-sector partners should be well placed to contribute, especially where they can support referral pathways and joined-up delivery. Businesses should use the planning stage to understand the proposed service model, demonstrate relevant delivery capacity and help shape future commissioning arrangements before the formal tender is launched.

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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.

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-06e19c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076337-2026
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

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

48 - Software package and information systems

50 - Repair and maintenance services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35100000 - Emergency and security equipment

35113300 - Safety installations

35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices

35121000 - Security equipment

35121300 - Security fittings

35125300 - Security cameras

44521120 - Electronic security lock

44521130 - Enhanced security lock

48730000 - Security software package

48931000 - Training software package

50610000 - Repair and maintenance services of security equipment

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services

72400000 - Internet services

79417000 - Safety consultancy services

80330000 - Safety education services

80511000 - Staff training services

80531200 - Technical training services

80533100 - Computer training services

80550000 - Safety training 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
11 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 20262 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

Notice Documents

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