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Living Streets Walk once a week (WOW)

Kent County Council

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20 Aug 2026 at 08:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council commissioned a primary-school active-travel service under the Living Streets Walk once a week (WOW) programme. Living Streets, a charity recommended by Active Travel England, is to work with primary schools across Kent to encourage children and families to travel actively to school. The service includes providing programme resources, supplying staff time, recruiting participating schools and collecting programme data. The procurement is classified as a service, with the activity described under highways consultancy services. The buying organisation is Kent County Council, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is focused on schools and communities throughout Kent, rather than on a single named site. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations with experience in school travel behaviour, active-travel promotion, community engagement and data collection.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to Living Streets. It used a below-threshold procedure, with the recorded method described as unknown. The award covers one lot and was made on 7 July 2026. The contract was signed on the same date and runs from 7 July 2026 to 1 August 2027. Its value is £72,098 excluding VAT, or £86,517.60 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the procurement process leading to the award, but no award criteria are recorded in the available outcome. This is a completed council purchase rather than a current tender, and the selected supplier is Living Streets. The contract concerns delivery of the full WOW service across Kent primary schools.

For a supplier assessing future work of this type, the award shows demand for a joined-up school active-travel programme delivered across a county. A credible competitor would need to combine practical resources with staff capacity to support schools, recruit and maintain participation, encourage regular active travel, and collect reliable outcome data. Experience working with primary schools and local communities would be important, as would the ability to coordinate delivery across multiple locations and communicate with school staff and families. The buyer also accepted a specialist charity recommended by Active Travel England, indicating that sector credibility and recognised expertise in active-travel promotion may matter. Organisations able to evidence behaviour-change delivery, partnership working, structured recruitment and robust monitoring would be well placed when this requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Living Streets Walk once a week (WOW)

Notice Description

Living Streets the charity, recommended by Active Travel England, will work with primary schools in Kent to encourage active travel to schools. Including resources, staff time and recruitment of schools and collection of all data

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e824
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079266-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£72,098 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Aug 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
7 Jul 2026 - 1 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Living Streets

Further Information

Notice Documents

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