--- title: "Kent County Council Highway Term Maintenance Contract Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-09-13" --- # Kent County Council Highway Term Maintenance Contract Market Engagement Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-864ea145-9553-405d-a658-9338cd57b116.json) ## Summary The Kent County Council Highway Term Maintenance Contract Market Engagement is a public procurement opportunity currently in the planning stage. Kent County Council, the largest county council in England, is seeking interested parties for this contract. The contract, valued at £1 billion GBP, involves highways maintenance and related services covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres, with an engagement end date set for 30th November 2023. This tender presents opportunities for businesses involved in construction work, particularly those with expertise in routine maintenance, winter service, emergency response, drainage, signs and barriers maintenance, and professional services. Interested parties should express their interest via the provided link to participate in the market engagement process and receive further details as the contract progresses towards its expected commencement date towards the end of 2023. ## Notice Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest county council in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over PS900m on goods and services and a population of 1.3m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 305 parish/town councils. The Council is responsible for maintaining over 8700km of carriageways and 6300km of footways across the County. The current HTMC expires on the 30 April 2026, the authority is invited interested parties to form as part of its market engagement. It is expected that this will commence towards the end of 2023. The current contract delivers highways maintenance and related services within the boundaries of Kent in accordance with the Scope. The scope of the Services includes: 1. Routine Maintenance (carriageway, footway, structure repairs) 2. Winter Service 3. Emergency and Out of Hours Response; 4. Drainage, Gulley Emptying and Repairs; 5. Signs, Lines and Barriers Maintenance 6. Highways Improvement Schemes 7. Professional Services to support the other services within the scope of the Contract; 8. Highway surface treatment and smaller patching / small resurfacing works (excluding annual programmed resurfacing) If you are interested in this opportunity, please express an interest at the link below. Further information will be provided in due course. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25b8b064-b501-404b-b105-10320748d9a7 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Nov 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Post town | Rochester | | Postcode | ME14 1XQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Penenden Heath | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 45000000 - Construction work ## Release History - 13 Sep 2023 at 06:41 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25b8b064-b501-404b-b105-10320748d9a7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/25b8b064-b501-404b-b105-10320748d9a7 13th September 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=485c29e5-ff51-ee11-8124-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545 Link to express an interest ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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