# Development Plan Document - Supplier Engagement

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Maidstone Borough Council](/buyers/maidstone-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Published: 1 October 2021
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 4b9abeb1-b242-422a-a72c-7a702f0aca46-473163
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c8b9b13e-c076-4591-b8d0-d4630aac1084

## Description

Maidstone Borough Council are inviting interested parties to take part in a supplier engagement process with regards to a new Development Plan Document \(DPD\) focusing on reviewing non-spatial planning policies\. It is expected that the company will create the evidence base and support the DPD through to, and including, examination, the Council will coordinate and lead on required consultations\. DPD Timeline: • Regulation 18a Consultation- April/May 2022 • Regulation 18b Consultation- February/March 2023 • Regulation 19 Consultation- August/September 2023 • Regulation 22 Submission- February/March 2024 • Regulation 24 Examination- May/June 2024 • Main Modification Consultation- August/September 2024 • Documents to Full Council meeting- November/December 2024\. All expressions of interest, and subsequent submissions, must be made via the Kent Business Portal \(www\.kentbusinessportal\.org\.uk\) by the deadline stated in the engagement document\.

## Related contract awards

- [MBC - A Business Support Service at the Business Terrace](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-3f89d58c-bb37-45fb-a517-866afab355e9): Maidstone Borough Council
- [MBC Maidstone Innovation Centre Maintenance](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-917be77e-8feb-4d9e-8953-d543eda2e960): Maidstone Borough Council
- [MBC Play Area Surfacing Repairs](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-c47bde83-6f2b-4ecd-ab30-f29243e16df6): Maidstone Borough Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b9abeb1-b242-422a-a72c-7a702f0aca46-473163)