Kent County Council is using Delta eSourcing to run this tender exercise
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | CSAS Accredited Traffic Management Officers - Market Engagement |
| Notice type: | UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice |
| Authority: | Kent County Council |
| Nature of contract: | Services |
| Procedure: | Above threshold - Open procedure |
| Short Description: | Kent County Council (KCC), as part of the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF), is seeking to understand the market’s capability to provide Police-accredited Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) officers to support traffic management and site safety during disruption on the Kent road network. Currently, KCC deploys CSAS officers within the Operation Brock footprint on the M20 and around Dover during delays at Kent ports. With the introduction of enhanced border checks under the European Entry Exit System (EES), we anticipate longer and more frequent disruption periods. We are therefore exploring options to extend CSAS support beyond the public highway to off-road sites. Routine deployments require around 14 Police-accredited CSAS officers during peak periods, working 12–24 hour shifts. Off-road sites could require an additional 36 operatives per shift. Given the unpredictable nature of disruption, we also need providers who can offer rapid access to accredited officers at short notice. We invite suppliers to complete a short market engagement questionnaire to help us understand your capability and capacity to deliver these services. Your feedback will inform our approach and ensure the requirement is achievable and proportionate. Please respond by 07th January 2026. |
| Published: | 12/12/2025 16:22 |
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Scope
Scope: CSAS Accredited Traffic Management Officers - Market Engagement
Description:
Kent County Council (KCC), as part of the Kent and Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF), is seeking to understand the market’s capability to provide Police-accredited Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS) officers to support traffic management and site safety during disruption on the Kent road network.
Currently, KCC deploys CSAS officers within the Operation Brock footprint on the M20 and around Dover during delays at Kent ports. With the introduction of enhanced border checks under the European Entry Exit System (EES), we anticipate longer and more frequent disruption periods. We are therefore exploring options to extend CSAS support beyond the public highway to off-road sites.
Routine deployments require around 14 Police-accredited CSAS officers during peak periods, working 12–24 hour shifts. Off-road sites could require an additional 36 operatives per shift. Given the unpredictable nature of disruption, we also need providers who can offer rapid access to accredited officers at short notice.
We invite suppliers to complete a short market engagement questionnaire to help us understand your capability and capacity to deliver these services. Your feedback will inform our approach and ensure the requirement is achievable and proportionate. Please respond by 07th January 2026.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Traffic-monitoring-services./KK2459Z988
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/KK2459Z988
Total value (estimated):
GBP 0 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/04/2026 to 31/03/2027
CPV Classifications:
63712710 - Traffic monitoring services.
79710000 - Security services.
79715000 - Patrol services.
Delivery regions:
UKJ4 Kent
Engagement
Engagement deadline
07/01/2026
The engagement has not yet been carried out.Engagement process description:
Please find the Market Engagement Questionnaire on the Kent Business Portal link included within this notice.
Please note: The value and duration of this requirement have not yet been determined. This market engagement exercise will help inform these aspects.
Contracting authority
Kent County Council, PLDL-8938-YGYW
County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XQ, United Kingdom
Email: adam.chilvers@kent.gov.uk
Contact: Adam Chilvers
Organisation type: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Devolved regulations that apply: None