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OpenStage · planning

Kent County Council

Specialist Highway Support Services

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71311210
ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published27 May 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Laura Garay
laura.garay2@kent.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

Kent County Council (the Council) would like to expand the services provided under framework to allow access to additional independent services.

The services provided by the contract are required to: •Give KCC confidence in budget preparation and management for highway and transportation scheme across the County. •Support KCC in the preparation of NEC contract document and evaluation of tenders for major highway and transportation schemes. •Support KCC in the ongoing management of construction contracts including contract administration, assessment of Compensation Events and payment applications, monitoring and financial reporting. •Support the development of scheme proposals in relation to utilities and NRSWA requirements including liaison with individual utility companies to understand scheme impacts and diversions requirements. •Deliver NEC programme reviews at design, tender and construction stages.

Proposed Framework Lot Structure: Lot 1 – Independent Cost Consultancy •provide independent cost consultancy services for the optioneering, bidding for funds, planning, preparation and construction of highway and transportation schemes across the County including quantity surveying, risk management and value management. •provide cost consultancy services to support the preparation of NEC contract documents and in the evaluation of tenders to provide the construction of major highway and transportation schemes. •provide cost consultancy services to support the NEC Project Manager during the construction of major highway and transportation schemes, including contract administration, assessment of Compensation Events and Payment Applications, monitoring and monthly financial reporting.

Lot 2 – Specialist Utility Support •provide specialist utility support to improve dialogue and cost certainty with utility companies around diversions and scheme impacts following the NRSWA processes.

Lot 3 – Programme Review Support •NEC programme review support for schemes (design and construction stages) to ensure compliance with scope and appropriate links, durations and logic.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Highways-consultancy-services./2GB25Z4A66 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/2GB25Z4A66

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The services provided by the contract are

The services provided by the contract are required to:.

02

Support KCC in the preparation of NEC

Support KCC in the preparation of NEC contract document and evaluation of tenders for major highway and transportation schemes.

03

Support KCC in the ongoing management

Support KCC in the ongoing management of construction contracts including contract administration, assessment of Compensation Events and payment applications, monitoring and financial reporting.

04

Support the development of scheme proposals in

Support the development of scheme proposals in relation to utilities and NRSWA requirements including liaison with individual utility companies to understand scheme impacts and diversions requirements.

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Deliver NEC programme reviews at design, tender

Deliver NEC programme reviews at design, tender and construction stages.

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OCID
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Stage
planning · Planning
Source
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Buyer ref
049536-2026
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