Kent County Council (the Client) is the largest county council in England covering an area of

3 500 km2. It has an annual expenditure of over GBP 900 million on goods and services and

a population of 1.3 million. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic

services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with 12 district councils and 305

parish/town councils.

The Professional Services Framework is for the provision of a multi-disciplinary consultancy

service relating to highways, engineering, transportation, planning and environment, surveys

and investigations and commercial services within the Local Authority boundaries of Kent.

Various specialist levels of technical, environmental, and engineering professional services

are to be provided. These outputs supply the County Council with engineering expertise and

advice to allow the Council to plan and design new highway infrastructure, assess structural

assets, comply with their statutory obligations as the Highway Authority, support KCC’s

strategic objectives

The framework will operate for an initial period of 4 years (48 months) with no guarantee of

any works being awarded. The initial term of 48 months may be extended by up to 2 years

(24 months), subject to successful delivery of the Key Performance Indicators and in

accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement.