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Youth Engagement Services
Published Today
12 Nov 2026
Deadline in 11 days
- Primary CPV
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73000000 *
Research and development services and related consultancy services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Mid Kent, South East
- Value
- No value specified
- Contract
-
5 months Duration
14/12/2026 30/04/2027
- Contract Types
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73 *Research & development servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Town Hall, Maidstone House, Kings Hill, Maidstone, ME15 6JQ, United Kingdom · UKJ45
Contact
Award Criteria
- Criterion 1 (50%)
- Criterion 2 (25%)
- Criterion 3 (25%)
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Maidstone Borough Council
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Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078f24
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
Full CPV breakdown
- 73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- No
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Submission method
- https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/M9ZU74Z39R
- Enquiries close
- 13 Nov 2026
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 12 Nov 2026 15:47
- Deadline
- 23 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f24
- Notice ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078f24
Full notice record
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Organisations
| Name | Maidstone Borough Council |
| Address › Street | Town Hall, Maidstone House, Kings Hill |
| Address › Town / city | Maidstone |
| Address › Postcode | ME15 6JQ |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKJ45 |
| Role | buyer |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Maidstone Borough Council |
Tender
| Title | Youth Engagement Services |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Research and development services and related consultancy services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Research services |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKJ45 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £50,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Below threshold - open competition |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | No |
| How to submit | https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/M9ZU74Z39R |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Bidding period › End | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £50,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Criterion 1 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 50 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Criterion 2 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Criterion 3 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Interview |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight | 25 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 14 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 30 Apr 2027 |
| Document › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/107690-2026 |
| Document › Published | 12 Nov 2026 |