---
title: "New EV Depot - Designer Services - Soft Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ed37"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES"
published: "2025-12-02"
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# New EV Depot - Designer Services - Soft Market Engagement

Buyer: THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ed37

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## Summary

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is in the planning stage of a tender process to engage architectural services for the development of a New EV Depot. The preliminary market engagement is underway, focusing on gathering insights from potential suppliers to inform future procurement strategies. The council is seeking designer services to facilitate the relocation of two key partners to a new shared site, currently a leased car park, with the lease ending on 16 March 2026. The deadline for response to the engagement questionnaire is 10 December 2025. The procurement falls under the services category, involving architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services, with an estimated contract value of £550,000 to £660,000 and is planned to run from 1 April 2026 to 31 December 2028, with potential renewal options.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for SMEs specialising in architectural and engineering services. By contributing insights during the market engagement phase, businesses can help shape the procurement process and demonstrate their capabilities in delivering innovative, sustainable solutions. Companies experienced in handling projects with shared access arrangements and site feasibility studies are particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. It opens avenues for businesses to work closely with the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, building a relationship that may extend beyond the initial contract through renewal options.

## Notice

The Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames (RBK) needs to relocate two key partners from their current locations into a new shared site. The proposed site has been identified by RBK Property. The site is currently a car park which is leased to a commercial tenant. The lease end date with this commercial tenant is 16 March 2026. The overall objective is to accommodate both key partners on the site and this will require shared access arrangements. Both users have provided a list of requirements/needs and an architect has been appointed to prepare basic capacity drawings to assist with the formation of the RIBA stage 0 strategic brief. RBK is currently looking to conduct a detailed feasibility up to RIBA stage 2.

### Planning Information

The Royal Borough of Kingston is seeking to engage with the Architectural services market in preparation for the forthcoming procurement of a New EV Depot - Designer Services
The purpose of this soft market testing exercise is to gather insights from suppliers to inform the future procurement strategy, contract structure, and scope of services ensuring best value, innovation, and sustainability.
The Preliminary Market Engagement documents have been published on the Council's e-procurement portal, London Tenders Portal
Please access the project via the portal to download and complete the Pre Market Engagement questionnaire. Please submit your response via the portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079034-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £550,000 |
| 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 | THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Locality | KINGSTON UPON THAMES |
| Post town | Kingston upon Thames |
| Postcode | KT1 1EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South |
| ITL 3 | TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton |
| Local authority | Kingston upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Kingston Town |
| Westminster constituency | Kingston and Surbiton |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

## Release History

- 2 Dec 2025 at 15:40 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079034-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079034-2025
  2nd December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kingston.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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