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Kings Farm PS - Provision of new kitchen extraction system

Kent County Council

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14 Sep 2026 at 13:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council procured services to provide and install a new kitchen extraction system at Kings Farm Primary School. The work falls within mechanical equipment installation services and concerns the school’s kitchen facilities. The requirement is therefore relevant to businesses that design, supply, install or manage commercial kitchen extraction and associated mechanical ventilation equipment. The named buying organisation is Kent County Council, a local authority in England. The awarded supplier, Martin Environmental Services Limited (MESL), is based in Rochester, Kent. The procurement is focused on a specific school installation rather than a broader county-wide maintenance or facilities-management service, so businesses should compare their experience of discrete education-sector kitchen projects with this type of requirement before using it as a market benchmark.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Martin Environmental Services Limited (MESL) received the award, and the contract is active. It was a below-threshold procedure described as “unknown” in the procurement record. The contract was signed on 10 June 2026 and runs from 24 June 2026 to 19 August 2026. Its value is £188,233 excluding VAT, or £225,879.60 including VAT. The procurement had one completed lot covering the kitchen extraction installation. The record identifies installation services for mechanical equipment as the relevant classification. No award date or evaluation weighting is stated, so the published outcome is principally useful for understanding the selected supplier, route and contract scale.

This award demonstrates a substantial, defined requirement for commercial kitchen extraction installation within a school environment. Competitors seeking similar work would need credible capability in mechanical equipment installation, with practical experience delivering kitchen ventilation systems rather than only supplying general building-services equipment. Relevant strengths would include surveying an existing school kitchen, designing or selecting suitable extraction equipment, coordinating installation safely around an operational education setting, and completing commissioning and handover. The successful supplier is an SME based in Kent, showing that a specialist regional business can deliver this scale of public-sector installation. Businesses can use the requirement as a benchmark for their own technical capacity, project management, education-sector references and ability to deliver a complete installation through a below-threshold council route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Kings Farm PS - Provision of new kitchen extraction system

Notice Description

Kings Farm PS - Provision of new kitchen extraction system- Installation of Kitchen extraction system

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f920
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086863-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

51120000 - Installation services of mechanical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£188,233 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Jun 2026 - 19 Aug 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Kent County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Martin Environmental Services Limited (MESL)

Further Information

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