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title: "Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0563ba"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)"
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# Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES)  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0563ba

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## Summary

Kent County Council, operating through Procurement Services, is seeking suppliers for its upcoming tender titled "Digital Transformation Solutions and Enterprise Services." The procurement focuses on services across digital transformation, IT, cloud and cyber services, financial operations, and strategic consultancy within the public sector. Situated in West Malling, the council aims to engage with the market through a preliminary engagement from the week commencing 21st July 2025, with participation details accessible via the Delta portal. The procurement process, currently in the planning stage, is shaped by the Procurement Act 2023 and invites suppliers to inform market development by 31st July 2025.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses in technological and operational sectors. The multi-faceted framework encourages involvement from a diverse range of companies, including SMEs, VCSEs, and consortia, promoting innovative solutions and strategic reform. Businesses catering to digital infrastructure, cyber security, financial services, and consultancy could benefit greatly, given the significant contract value of £600 million. Supplier engagement is designed to accommodate organisations of all sizes, fostering competitive participation across multiple service areas crucial to public sector development.

## Notice

This framework will provide a compliant, flexible, and outcomes-focused route to market for public sector organisations seeking to deliver digital transformation, operational modernisation, and strategic reform. It supports both targeted interventions and end-to-end delivery models across core service areas. The Framework is structured into five high-level lots, designed to reflect real operational needs and encourage participation from organisations of all sizes including SMEs, VCSEs, and consortia. Lot 1: Digital and Service Transformation Scope: This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the design, delivery, and improvement of digital services and platforms across the public sector. Suppliers may deliver full or partial service areas. Lot 2: IT, Cloud and Cyber Services Scope: This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the design, delivery, and management of digital infrastructure, cloud environments, and cyber security across public sector organisations. Lot 3: People, Payroll, Pensions and Financial Operations Scope: This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the transformation and management of public sector people operations, payroll, pensions, and procurement/payment functions. Lot 4: Estates, Facilities and Asset Management Technology Scope: This lot covers services including, but not limited to, the use of technology, data, and automation to support smart estates management, statutory compliance, and Net Zero delivery. Lot 5: Strategic Consultancy and Public Sector Reform Scope: This lot covers services including, but not limited to, strategic consultancy, organisational reform, and major transformation programme support across the public sector. To view this notice, please click here: https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=967877935

### Planning Information

This preliminary market engagement is conducted in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Its purpose is to inform and shape the upcoming procurement process by engaging with the market in a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory manner.
This notice is issued to:
Invite suppliers to participate in pre-market engagement
The purpose of this engagement is to:
Understand market capability and capacity
Inform the development of the specification and pricing mechanism
Explore innovative solutions
Identify potential risks and delivery models
Encourage feedback on existing framework Y20023 - Managed Services
Suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:
Online questionnaire
1:1 meetings
Dates: w/c 21/07/25
How to participate: Please contact us via the Delta portal messaging service to register your interest in participation of this preliminary engagement notice. Access code 6VH9X56363
Participation is voluntary and will not affect future tender opportunities.
All information shared during this engagement will be made available to all interested suppliers to ensure fairness.
This is not a call for competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042323-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| 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 | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000,000 |
| 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 (T/A PROCUREMENT SERVICES) |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME19 4YT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ46 West Kent |
| Local authority | Tonbridge and Malling |
| Electoral ward | Kings Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 66 - Financial and insurance services
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 30000000 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 23 Jul 2025 at 11:05 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042323-2025
- 22 Jul 2025 at 11:06 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041957-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042323-2025
  23rd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041957-2025
  22nd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://csg.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=967877935
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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