--- title: "Skills for Justice - Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07787f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07787f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07787f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07787f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority" published: "2026-09-23" --- # Skills for Justice - Market Engagement Buyer: Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07787f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07787f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07787f.json) ## Summary Kent Fire and Rescue Service, part of Kent & Medway Town Fire Authority, intends to procure support to accredit Strategic Command Course material through Skills for Justice (SFJ). The service is expected to advise and guide the Training Delivery & Exercise Lead on whether the SFJ process meets the service’s requirements, help ensure the process is followed correctly, prepare course material for accreditation and provide ongoing support. This is specialist training programme support rather than delivery of a general training course. The work is associated with Kent Fire and Rescue Service and is listed for delivery in Kent, England. The process is at planning: the authority is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand which suppliers can provide the service. This is not an invitation to tender or a competition. Suppliers are asked to complete a market-engagement questionnaire through the Kent Business Portal by 9 October 2026. The authority’s stated estimated value is £10,000 gross. The planned contract period is 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2028, with an option for renewal extending the maximum period to 1 November 2029. The procurement is structured as one lot. The buyer has not yet set out a competition procedure, award criteria or bid requirements; those should not be treated as settled at this planning stage. This work is likely to suit providers with practical expertise in Skills for Justice accreditation and the requirements for accrediting Strategic Command Course material. Relevant suppliers will be able to assess whether the SFJ process fits the fire and rescue service’s needs, advise its training lead, guide the accreditation process, prepare course materials and support the service on an ongoing basis. The buyer is using engagement to establish what capability is available in the market before deciding how to proceed, so suppliers with experience supporting public-sector or emergency-service training accreditation may be well placed to explain their approach and service capacity. The stated scope centres on advice, process guidance, material readiness and continuing support, rather than simply supplying course content. ## Notice Kent Fire and Rescue Service is carrying out this market engagement to understand what suppliers are on the market that can accredit Strategic Command Course material in relation to Skills For Justice (SFJ). To provide a service which will advise, guide and support the Training Delivery & Exercise Lead ensure the SFJ process is correct for our requirements, and if so, ensure the course material is ready for the SFJ process for the course to be accredited along with ongoing support. Full service specification and market engagement questionnaire can be found in the documentation linked to this notice on the Kent Business Portal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Training-programme-services./25555SF46P To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/25555SF46P ### Planning Information Suppliers are required to access the Kent Business Portal and complete the market engagement questionnaire linked to the notice. This is not a call for competition it is to understand what suppliers on the market can carry out the service detailed in the service specification. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090087-2026 | | 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 | 23 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000 | | 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 & Medway Town Fire Authority | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Postcode area | Rochester | | Postcode | ME15 6XB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent | | ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent | | Local authority | Maidstone | | Electoral ward | Tovil | | Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80521000 - Training programme services ## Release History - 23 Sep 2026 at 12:18 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090087-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090087-2026 23rd September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/25555SF46P - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Training-programme-services./25555SF46P - 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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