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CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) Resource

Kent County Council

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30 Sep 2026 at 14:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council is seeking a supplier to provide Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) operatives for the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum. They will help Kent Police and National Highways manage traffic and disruption associated with delays at Kent ports, including on the M20 within the Operation Brock footprint and around Dover under the Dover Traffic Management Plan. If enhanced border checks lead to disruption at designated sites away from the public highway, the work may also include police-accredited CSAS operatives with Security Industry Authority accreditation, alongside non-CSAS traffic marshals for site management. The services are for public security and traffic management across Kent.

The buyer invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. The process has reached the tender stage and includes participation, initial tender, negotiation, final tender and contract award stages. Questions were due by 23 October 2026 at 12:00; tenders by 30 October 2026 at 12:00. The stated award decision date is 19 November 2026. The contract is due to run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2029, with a single one-year extension option, to 30 April 2030. The estimated value is £3 million excluding VAT (£3.6 million including VAT). There is one lot, marked suitable for SMEs. Award is based on the lowest total contract value among bids meeting the minimum quality threshold.

This opportunity suits suppliers able to provide suitably accredited operatives for road traffic management and public safety work, particularly in situations involving port and border-related disruption. Suppliers should be equipped to deploy personnel to the Operation Brock area of the M20 and locations around Dover, and to work alongside Kent Police and National Highways. The potential requirement for off-highway traffic management adds a need for police-accredited CSAS operatives holding Security Industry Authority accreditation; non-CSAS traffic marshals may also be needed for site management. The buyer identifies the lot as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so it is not restricted to large suppliers. Commercial competition turns on price, but only after bids meet the minimum quality threshold.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) Resource

Notice Description

Kent County Council, as part of the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF), currently provide on road, Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) resource, to assist KMRF partners with managing disruption on the Kent Road network when there are delays at the Kent ports. As part of KMRF's continued work to manage border disruption in Kent, Kent County Council are seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide CSAS accredited operatives, to assist other partners (Kent Police and National Highways) in managing and directing traffic as set out in the KMRF Operation Fennel Plan. This includes operatives within the Operation Brock footprint on the M20 and also in and around as part of the Dover Traffic Management Plan. With the introduction and embedding of enhanced border checks as part of the European Entry Exit System (EES) possibly leading to increased and more prolonged periods of disruption, the Council, on behalf of KMRF, may also require Police accredited CSAS operatives holding other CSAS accreditations (Security Industry Authority (SIA)) to manage traffic and safety in designated sites off of the public highway. Should these sites be required there will be an additional requirement for non-CSAS accredited Traffic Marshals to assist with Site Management duties. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Public-security%2C-law-and-order-services./3F7U22Q63F To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3F7U22Q63F

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The period for extension will consist of a one single-year extension period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077dab
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092405-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

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

CPV Codes

75240000 - Public security, law and order services

75241000 - Public security services

79710000 - Security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
30 Oct 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
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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