--- title: "SC22206 - Driver Welfare" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2022-12-30" --- # SC22206 - Driver Welfare Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-d582bb85-b6be-4fae-91e5-bea9308e772f.json) ## Summary The Kent County Council has awarded a contract for the "SC22206 - Driver Welfare" project under an open procurement method. The project aims to provide welfare support to vehicle occupants facing prolonged queues in Kent, focusing on areas around the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover. The contract is valued at £204,000, with a contract period starting on 26th November 2022 and ending on 25th November 2023. This tender opportunity offers business growth potential for companies specializing in transport services, food, and water supply. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to compete, given the project's SME-friendly suitability criteria. Kent County Council, the buying organisation, has outlined the importance of centralising procurement following past disruptions, signalling a need for reliable and responsive suppliers in the services sector. ## Notice The KRF Driver Welfare Plan sets out how the welfare of vehicle occupants caught in prolonged queues will be provided. Whilst the plan is intended to cover all the roads of Kent, the focus, per force, in recent years has been on the regular disruptions to the road networks leading to the Channel Tunnel and Port of Dover. The plan in particular deals with the distribution of food and water supplies to those queues of vehicles. Historically, locally procured food and water supplies were distributed direct from suppliers to those caught on to the road network. This work was carried out by a combination of teams comprised, variously, of colleagues from HM Coastguard and members of the Kent Voluntary Sector Emergency Group. After the events of Christmas 2020 where prolonged delays resulted from the border being closed for two days, it was recognised that local response capabilities had been severely overstretched. It was agreed with the Department of Transport that that a new centrally funded procurement and distribution plan was required to respond to events that were triggered by "national events" and where they going to last for longer than 1-2 days. Currently, under an interim plan, food and water, again procured locally as and when required, is brought to the National Highways depot at Stamford, just off Junction 11 of the M20. From this location supplies are distributed on to the road network using the same volunteer network. A small supply of food is pre-bought and held in the depot to ensure that we can react promptly to events. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/547720d3-f1ab-458e-bee8-8914d480026f | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Dec 2022 | | Submission deadline | 8 Nov 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 25 Nov 2022 | | Contract period | 26 Nov 2022 - 26 Nov 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £350,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £204,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | RE:SILIENT RESPONSE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 30 Dec 2022 at 14:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/547720d3-f1ab-458e-bee8-8914d480026f - 11 Oct 2022 at 14:38 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a59bb118-c934-4109-b04c-4946ced7b563 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/547720d3-f1ab-458e-bee8-8914d480026f 30th December 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a59bb118-c934-4109-b04c-4946ced7b563 11th October 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=7faea973-7249-ed11-811a-005056b64545 Advert ## 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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