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title: "ICT Managed & Professional Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f137"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Kent County Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# ICT Managed & Professional Services

Buyer: Kent County Council  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f137

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## Summary

Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services intends to establish a local and national framework for ICT managed and professional services. The scope is broad, covering ICT support, consultancy, implementation and management, including digital transformation, cloud services, cybersecurity, infrastructure, networking, data and analytics, software and applications, project and programme delivery, and technical resource augmentation. The framework is intended to support public sector organisations across all areas of the public sector, with delivery potentially local or national. This is a services procurement focused on organisations that can provide one or more specialist ICT capabilities. The published classification includes hardware and software consultancy, systems analysis, integration, development, support, helpdesk, archiving, disaster recovery and software configuration services.

This procurement is at the planning stage and is not an invitation to tender. The council expects to use a framework agreement, with the detailed scope and lot structure still being developed. The estimated total value is £500,000,000 excluding VAT, or £600,000,000 including VAT. The planned contract period is 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2031. Preliminary market engagement is scheduled to run until 18 September 2026, using an online questionnaire and one-to-one meetings, to inform the specification, pricing approach, delivery models, risk assessment and framework design. Suppliers should treat these dates as the buyer’s current expectations rather than tender deadlines. The procurement is above the applicable threshold and the buyer is seeking market input before finalising the framework.

The framework should suit ICT service providers, systems integrators, consultancies, software specialists, managed service providers and technical resourcing businesses able to support public sector customers. Relevant capability areas include cloud migration and operations, cybersecurity, infrastructure and networks, digital transformation, data and analytics, application and software services, systems integration, project and programme delivery, technical support, service desks, disaster recovery, archiving, testing and configuration. Businesses with capacity to deliver nationally, or with strong local delivery capability, may find the intended framework model relevant. The market engagement is an opportunity to explain existing capacity, innovative solutions, delivery risks, pricing models and practical requirements. Firms should prepare evidence of the services they can provide and consider which future lots or specialist areas would best fit their offer.

## Notice

Procurement Services are looking to create a local and national framework for the provision of ICT Managed and Professional Services. The framework is expected to cover a broad range of ICT support, consultancy, implementation, management and specialist services, including but not limited to digital transformation, cloud services, cybersecurity, infrastructure services, networking, data and analytics, software and application services, project and programme delivery, and technical resource augmentation. Your response will help us design a framework that meets the needs of suppliers and customers, improving the procurement experience and ensuring access to high-quality ICT services across all areas of the public sector. Scope and LOT structure are still to be determined. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Hardware-consultancy-services./9XW72Y37Z6 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9XW72Y37Z6

### Planning Information

The purpose of this engagement is to:
Understand market capability and capacity
Inform the development of the specification
Create an objective pricing mechanism
Explore innovative solutions
Identify potential risks and delivery models
Suppliers and Customers are invited to participate in the following activities:
Online Questionnaire via delta portal tender box and email to arrange 121 meetings on
teams.
This is not a call for competition at this stage, it is to explore what is needed in the market
place and how best to design the framework to assist public sector spending to offer best
value and a route to market that is compliant.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083441-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2031 |
| 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 |
| Locality | WEST MALLING |
| Postcode area | 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

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72100000 - Hardware consultancy services
- 72110000 - Hardware selection consultancy services
- 72120000 - Hardware disaster-recovery consultancy services
- 72140000 - Computer hardware acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
- 72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
- 72211000 - Programming services of systems and user software
- 72212000 - Programming services of application software
- 72212190 - Educational software development services
- 72212210 - Networking software development services
- 72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services
- 72212331 - Project management software development services
- 72212511 - Desktop communications software development services
- 72212513 - Modem software development services
- 72212514 - Remote access software development services
- 72212780 - System, storage and content management software development services
- 72212781 - System management software development services
- 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
- 72222200 - Information systems or technology planning services
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 72223000 - Information technology requirements review services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
- 72230000 - Custom software development services
- 72240000 - Systems analysis and programming services
- 72243000 - Programming services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72251000 - Disaster recovery services
- 72252000 - Computer archiving services
- 72253000 - Helpdesk and support services
- 72253100 - Helpdesk services
- 72253200 - Systems support services
- 72261000 - Software support services
- 72265000 - Software configuration services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 12:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083441-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083441-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9XW72Y37Z6
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-West-Malling:-Hardware-consultancy-services./9XW72Y37Z6
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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