--- title: "Home Safety and Security Installation Service" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2026-07-16" --- # Home Safety and Security Installation Service Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06cd2e.json) ## Summary Kent County Council, a public authority in the sub-central government category, is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Home Safety and Security Installation Service". The preliminary market engagement is set to take place online on 25th August and 4th September 2026, aimed at informing the development of domestic safety service requirements. This initiative, based in Maidstone, falls under the services category and encompasses various industry sectors including surveillance, security systems, alarm installations, and community social services. The council intends to formalise this procurement process in accordance with the UK Procurement Act 2023, with a planned contract start date of 1st November 2027, for a duration of three years and an estimated annual value of up to £500,000. This tender presents significant potential for growth among businesses specialising in property security, particularly those experienced in sanctuary-style provision and target hardening interventions within domestic settings. Organisational expertise in delivering services discreetly and professionally to vulnerable individuals, including victim-survivors and households with safeguarding concerns, will be advantageous. The engagement process is designed to explore service delivery options, including partnership models, and to gather insights on market capacity. Providers with a background in cooperation with statutory and voluntary sector services in areas like housing, community safety, and safeguarding are especially encouraged to participate. This represents an opportunity for businesses to influence future service design and positioning themselves for upcoming opportunities in the procurement process. ## Notice Short Description:Kent County Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement on Tuesday 25 August 10:00-11.30 and Friday 4 September 10:00-11.30, to inform the future development of its Home Safety and Security Installation Service. We are inviting organisations to attend an online market engagement event to help inform the future design and commissioning of the service. The online sessions will be facilitated by Kent County Council and will include a presentation on the proposed service requirements, opportunities for discussion through facilitated group conversations, and interactive feedback activities to gather provider views and market intelligence. This exercise is being conducted to: *understand current market delivery models for domestic abuse sanctuary-style provision, *gather insight on service design, delivery approaches, and capacity, and *help shape potential future commissioning arrangements. The Council is keen to engage with organisations that have experience of delivering property security and target hardening interventions within domestic settings. This includes providers with expertise in assessing, supplying, and installing security measures that help individuals remain safely in their own homes. We are particularly interested in organisations that can deliver services in a professional, discreet, and trauma-informed manner. Experience of working with victim-survivors, vulnerable residents, or households experiencing safeguarding concerns will be beneficial. Organisations from the domestic abuse, housing, community safety, safeguarding, and property security sectors are encouraged to participate. Providers with experience of partnership working across statutory and voluntary sector services, including housing, community safety, safeguarding, and domestic abuse agencies, will be well placed to contribute to discussions on future service delivery. The Council is inviting organisations to contribute to this engagement to help: *inform the development of the service model, *understand different approaches to delivering sanctuary-style services, *explore delivery options, including partnership models, *review eligibility criteria and referral pathways, and *assess market capacity and interest in delivering such a service. This engagement will support the Council in developing an appropriate procurement approach and ensuring a fair and competitive process. To express your interest in attending, or ask any questions about the online event, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk by Friday 21 August. Kent County Council intend to procure Home Safety and Security Installation Service through a tender process. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with the new Procurement Act 2023. Please note this notice is not a call for competition; therefore, attendees are not expected to submit any documents at this stage. Further information relating to this procurement will be published on Central Digital Platform and the Kent Business Portal at a future date. Interested providers are advised to create a supplier profile on the Kent Business Portal to receive notifications about the future procurement opportunity, once the formal tender is launched The estimated contract value is up to PS500,000 per annum. Any financial information provided at this stage is indicative only and subject to change following completion of market engagement and internal approvals. Estimated contract length is 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 years, at this stage this is indicative only and subject to change following completion of market engagement and internal approvals. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Surveillance-and-security-systems-and-devices./UK56ZKPW92 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/UK56ZKPW92 ### Planning Information To express your interest in attending, or ask any questions about the online event, please email domesticabusecommissioning@kent.gov.uk by Friday 21 August ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067395-2026 | | 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 | 16 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Nov 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2027 - 31 Oct 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,500,000 | | 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 | | 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 - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 42 - Industrial machinery - 45 - Construction work - 51 - Installation services (except software) - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 35120000 - Surveillance and security systems and devices - 42961100 - Access control system - 45312000 - Alarm system and antenna installation work - 51700000 - Installation services of fire protection equipment - 85320000 - Social services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 16 Jul 2026 at 14:56 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067395-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067395-2026 16th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/UK56ZKPW92 - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Surveillance-and-security-systems-and-devices./UK56ZKPW92 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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