Live tenders / Maidstone Borough Council
Youth Engagement Services
What the buyer is asking for
Maidstone Borough Council (“the Council”) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to design and deliver an independent engagement programme with young people. The programme may be fully deliberative or use a hybrid approach combining in-depth deliberation with wider participation. Contract Term: We anticipate appointing the successful supplier in December 2026, with delivery commencing immediately thereafter. Engagement activity is expected to take place around February/March 2027, with a final report submitted thereafter. Key Dates & Timeline for Procurement Tender release: 23/10/26 Deadline for clarifications: 13/11/26 Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 20/11/26 Evaluation: w/c 23/11/26 Interviews: w/c 7/12/26 Appointment of contractor: w/c 7/12/26 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./M9ZU74Z39R To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/M9ZU74Z39R
How this is scored
Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.
- 25%qualityCriterion 1Quality
- 50%costCriterion 2Cost
- 25%qualityCriterion 3Interview
- Value
- Not published
- Submission deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT (13 days left)
- Enquiry deadline
- 13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by
- Not stated
- Contract start
- Not stated
- Contract end
- Not stated
- Category
- services
- Lots
- 1
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- CPV codes
- 73000000, 73110000, 79000000
- Legal basis
- 2023/54
How contested is this?
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London
- Tender notice published14 days ago23 Oct 2026, 14:20 BST
- Clarification questions byin 7 days13 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 14 days20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and contract awards
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Awards (0)
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Contracts (0)
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Bid statistics
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Documents
How to bid
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/M9ZU74Z39R
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