---
title: "Broadband Lines"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04f8ab"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-03-25"
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# Broadband Lines

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04f8ab

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## Summary

Kent County Council is planning a new contract for the procurement of broadband lines to enhance its communications infrastructure linking on-street assets to the Traffic Operations Centre in Aylesford, Kent. The project, titled "Broadband Lines", falls under the telecommunications services category and covers the entire Kent county, including urban, inter-urban, and rural areas. The procurement stage is currently in planning, with a preliminary market engagement notice published on 25th March 2025 and a deadline for engagement responses set for 7th April 2025. The contract period is expected to start on 1st September 2025 and could extend until 2035, depending on renewal options.

This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in telecommunications services, particularly those experienced with SOGEA, FTTC, or copper broadband solutions. Companies capable of providing and managing broadband connections for monitoring and controlling traffic signals and CCTV systems would find this contract particularly beneficial. Organisations with a strong background in both urban and rural broadband installations will be well-suited to compete for this contract, fostering robust business growth through the expansion of their service offerings across Kent.

## Notice

As part of Kent County Council's (KCC) communications infrastructure to link on-street assets in real time to the Traffic Operations Centre based in Aylesford, Kent, we are looking to procure a new contract for the existing estate of broadband connections. The service will concentrate on the provision and operation of broadband connections provisioned using SOGEA, FTTC or Copper Broadband used to monitor and control on-street equipment (primarily CCTV and traffic signals). The service operates county wide and as such assets may be in Urban, Inter-Urban or Rural locations. Alongside the existing estate, there may also be a requirement for Broadband Connections to be added for new assets when installed.

### Planning Information

To register an interest, access documentation, raise any queries and submit your responses to the enclosed Market Enagaement Questionnaire, please visit:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8b807a44-9509-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011218-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 Apr 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2025 - 30 Aug 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| 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 | TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64200000 - Telecommunications services

## Release History

- 25 Mar 2025 at 16:41 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011218-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011218-2025
  25th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8b807a44-9509-f011-8136-005056b64545&p=8691483f-2f3d-e711-80e1-005056b64545
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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