Kent County Council: CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) Resource

Contracting authority

Contracting authority:

Kent County Council

Public Procurement Organisation Number:

PLDL-8938-YGYW

Address:

Sessions House, County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
UK

Contact name:

Cameron Croucher

Email:

cameron.croucher@kent.gov.uk

Telephone:

Not provided

Website:

Not provided

Organisation type:

REGIONAL_AUTHORITY

Devolved regulations that apply:

None

Procedure

Procedure type:

Competitive flexible procedure

Dynamic market OCID:

Not provided

Competitive flexible procedure description:

The procurement steps that shall be followed will be Participation Stage, Initial Tender Stage (ITT), Negotiation Stage, Invitation to Submit Final Tender
Stage (ISFT) and Contract Award Stage.

Preliminary market engagement conducted:

Yes

Dynamic market:

No

Special regime:

None

Scope

Title:

CN260764 - Provision of Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) Resource

Reference number:

CN260764

Main procurement category:

SERVICES

Description:

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 Delta 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

Total value (estimated):

GBP 3,000,000 excluding VAT

GBP 3,600,000 including VAT

Description

Description:

Not provided

Suitable for SMEs:

Yes

Suitable for VCSEs:

No

Contract dates (estimated):

01/05/2027 to 30/04/2029

CPV classifications:

75240000 - Public security, law and order services.

75241000 - Public security services.

79710000 - Security services.

Contract can be extended:

Yes

Extension date:

30/04/2030

Delivery regions:

UKJ4 - Kent

Award criteria:

Name: Price / Weighting:

Documents

Associated tender documents:

Not provided

Technical specifications:

Not provided

Submission

Enquiry deadline:

23/10/2026 Time: 12:00

Tender submission deadline:

30/10/2026 Time: 12:00

Submission address and any special instructions:

All submissions must be submitted via the Kent Business Portal - https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/3F7U22Q63F

An electronic auction will be used:

No

Languages that may be used for submission:

English

Award decision date (estimated):

19/11/2026

Other information

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation:

Not provided

Technical ability conditions of participation:

Not provided

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP):

No

Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes

A conflicts assessment has been prepared and revised:

Yes

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