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Skills for Justice - Market Engagement

Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority

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23 Sep 2026 at 12:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent Fire and Rescue Service, part of Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority, intends to procure support to accredit Strategic Command Course material through Skills for Justice (SFJ). The service is expected to advise and guide the Training Delivery & Exercise Lead on whether the SFJ process meets the service’s requirements, help ensure the process is followed correctly, prepare course material for accreditation and provide ongoing support. This is specialist training programme support rather than delivery of a general training course. The work is associated with Kent Fire and Rescue Service and is listed for delivery in Kent, England.

The process is at planning: the authority is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand which suppliers can provide the service. This is not an invitation to tender or a competition. Suppliers are asked to complete a market-engagement questionnaire through the Kent Business Portal by 9 October 2026. The authority’s stated estimated value is £10,000 gross. The planned contract period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with an option for renewal extending the maximum period to 1 November 2029. The procurement is structured as one lot. The buyer has not yet set out a competition procedure, award criteria or bid requirements; those should not be treated as settled at this planning stage.

This work is likely to suit providers with practical expertise in Skills for Justice accreditation and the requirements for accrediting Strategic Command Course material. Relevant suppliers will be able to assess whether the SFJ process fits the fire and rescue service’s needs, advise its training lead, guide the accreditation process, prepare course materials and support the service on an ongoing basis. The buyer is using engagement to establish what capability is available in the market before deciding how to proceed, so suppliers with experience supporting public-sector or emergency-service training accreditation may be well placed to explain their approach and service capacity. The stated scope centres on advice, process guidance, material readiness and continuing support, rather than simply supplying course content.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Skills for Justice - Market Engagement

Notice Description

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is carrying out this market engagement to understand what suppliers are on the market that can accredit Strategic Command Course material in relation to Skills For Justice (SFJ). To provide a service which will advise, guide and support the Training Delivery & Exercise Lead ensure the SFJ process is correct for our requirements, and if so, ensure the course material is ready for the SFJ process for the course to be accredited along with ongoing support. Full service specification and market engagement questionnaire can be found in the documentation linked to this notice on the Kent Business Portal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Training-programme-services./25555SF46P To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/25555SF46P

Planning Information

Suppliers are required to access the Kent Business Portal and complete the market engagement questionnaire linked to the notice. This is not a call for competition it is to understand what suppliers on the market can carry out the service detailed in the service specification.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07787f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090087-2026
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80521000 - Training programme services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 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
Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME15 6XB
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
Tovil
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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