Official UK procurement notice
Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council Leisure VAT Agency Arrangements Supplier Engagement
Authority: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTonbridge and Malling Borough Council is inviting interested parties to take part in a supplier engagement process regarding a review of the VAT arrangements between the Council and it's appointed Leisure Trust.
At this stage the Council is undecided about how best to deliver this contract and is engaging with the market to explore options and gauge the current market interest.
All submissions must be made via the Kent Business Portal. Submissions must be submitted by Tuesday 1st of July 2025 at 5pm.
CPV: Financial consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Jun 2025, 10:32 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2025, 10:32 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033181- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054ed4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
18 Jun 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Planning notice published18 Jun 2025, 10:32 BST
- Market engagement1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council is inviting interested parties to take part in a supplier engagement process regarding a review of the VAT arrangements between the Council and it's appointed Leisure Trust.
At this stage the Council is undecided about how best to deliver this contract and is engaging with the market to explore options and gauge the current market interest.
The Councils are conducting this supplier engagement exercise to understand the market in terms of supplier interest, possible solutions and potential risks. No guarantee is offered that it will result in a tender for this service, and no contract will be awarded at the conclusion of this engagement process - although one may be offered via a subsequent tender if this is deemed appropriate.
- Contract starts393 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published18 Jun 2025, 10:32 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender