Notice Information
Notice Title
Maidstone Heritage Spaces interpretation project
Notice Description
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) would like to invite a designer or design agency/consortium to design, create and install a series of Heritage Interpretation works in Maidstone town centre. Indicative Dates & Timeline for Procurement Tender release: Friday 17th April 2026 Deadline for clarifications: 12:00pm Friday 8th May 2026 Deadline for submission of completed tenders: 12:00pm Friday 15th May 2026 Evaluation: w/c Monday 18th May 2026 Interviews: To be advised. Appointment of contractor: w/c Monday 1st June 2026 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Museum-services./Z4C5D7GH8Z To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/Z4C5D7GH8Z
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0685bc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035381-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
-
- CPV Codes
92521000 - Museum services
92521100 - Museum-exhibition services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 May 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6JQ
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- High Street
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035381-2026
17th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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