--- title: "CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) Resource" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077dab" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077dab" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077dab.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077dab.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Kent County Council" published: "2026-09-30" --- # CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) Resource Buyer: Kent County Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077dab [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077dab) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077dab.json) ## Summary Kent County Council is seeking a supplier to provide Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) operatives for the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum. They will help Kent Police and National Highways manage traffic and disruption associated with delays at Kent ports, including on the M20 within the Operation Brock footprint and around Dover under the Dover Traffic Management Plan. If enhanced border checks lead to disruption at designated sites away from the public highway, the work may also include police-accredited CSAS operatives with Security Industry Authority accreditation, alongside non-CSAS traffic marshals for site management. The services are for public security and traffic management across Kent. The buyer invited offers through an open competitive flexible procedure. The process has reached the tender stage and includes participation, initial tender, negotiation, final tender and contract award stages. Questions were due by 23 October 2026 at 12:00; tenders by 30 October 2026 at 12:00. The stated award decision date is 19 November 2026. The contract is due to run from 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2029, with a single one-year extension option, to 30 April 2030. The estimated value is £3 million excluding VAT (£3.6 million including VAT). There is one lot, marked suitable for SMEs. Award is based on the lowest total contract value among bids meeting the minimum quality threshold. This opportunity suits suppliers able to provide suitably accredited operatives for road traffic management and public safety work, particularly in situations involving port and border-related disruption. Suppliers should be equipped to deploy personnel to the Operation Brock area of the M20 and locations around Dover, and to work alongside Kent Police and National Highways. The potential requirement for off-highway traffic management adds a need for police-accredited CSAS operatives holding Security Industry Authority accreditation; non-CSAS traffic marshals may also be needed for site management. The buyer identifies the lot as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so it is not restricted to large suppliers. Commercial competition turns on price, but only after bids meet the minimum quality threshold. ## Notice Kent County Council, as part of the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF), currently provide on road, Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) resource, to assist KMRF partners with managing disruption on the Kent Road network when there are delays at the Kent ports. As part of KMRF's continued work to manage border disruption in Kent, Kent County Council are seeking to appoint a Supplier to provide CSAS accredited operatives, to assist other partners (Kent Police and National Highways) in managing and directing traffic as set out in the KMRF Operation Fennel Plan. This includes operatives within the Operation Brock footprint on the M20 and also in and around as part of the Dover Traffic Management Plan. With the introduction and embedding of enhanced border checks as part of the European Entry Exit System (EES) possibly leading to increased and more prolonged periods of disruption, the Council, on behalf of KMRF, may also require Police accredited CSAS operatives holding other CSAS accreditations (Security Industry Authority (SIA)) to manage traffic and safety in designated sites off of the public highway. Should these sites be required there will be an additional requirement for non-CSAS accredited Traffic Marshals to assist with Site Management duties. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Public-security%2C-law-and-order-services./3F7U22Q63F To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3F7U22Q63F ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: The period for extension will consist of a one single-year extension period. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092405-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 May 2027 - 30 Apr 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,000,000 | | Lots value | £3,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Kent County Council | | Locality | MAIDSTONE | | Postcode area | 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 - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 75240000 - Public security, law and order services - 75241000 - Public security services - 79710000 - Security services ## Release History - 30 Sep 2026 at 14:21 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092405-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092405-2026 30th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3F7U22Q63F - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Public-security%2C-law-and-order-services./3F7U22Q63F - 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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