Estimated Value
Up to £1,650,000
Deadline
16 October 2026
Published
8 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Maidstone Borough Council is looking to undertake a refurbishment project of the Grade 1 listed Archbishops Palace, surrounding grounds, and dungeon building. The site is to be used as a high-quality wedding venue, and will be let to an experienced wedding operator.
This tender includes two tranches of work to bid for, including: Tranche 1 – Refurbishment of Archbishops Palace main building and surrounding grounds. Tranche 2 – Refurbishment of the dungeon building within the grounds.
The council intends to award both of these tranches of work to a single contractor. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maids... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/5HU75B78GB
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Skillcrown Homes Ltd
£7m
total awarded
- 2
Ermine Construction Services Limited
1 contract wonlatest 5 Oct 2026ends 1 Nov 2028 - 3
Wallingford HydroSolutions
1 contract wonlatest 8 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2029£31,061
total awarded
- 4
City Science
1 contract wonlatest 8 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2029£133,150
total awarded
- 5
Lepus Consulting
1 contract wonlatest 8 Sept 2026ends 31 Dec 2029£84,220
total awarded
Skillcrown Homes Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Maidstone Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
8 September 2026
Submission deadline
16 October 2026
Notice type
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