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title: "MBC Museum Shop Concession - Supplier Engagement"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2021-09-29"
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# MBC Museum Shop Concession - Supplier Engagement

Buyer: MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d672bb01-74be-4a7b-abee-c83833cd974d

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## Summary

The Maidstone Borough Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "MBC Museum Shop Concession - Supplier Engagement." This initiative is focused on the recreational, cultural, and sporting services industry and takes place in Maidstone, England. The deadline for engagement submissions is 3rd November 2021. This phase serves as an early engagement notice to assess potential service providers capable of delivering the museum shop service currently managed in-house.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), to expand their operations in the cultural services sector. Companies that specialise in retail, customer service management, or operations within museum settings would be well-positioned to compete. By engaging in this process, businesses can contribute to the development of a potentially profitable partnership that explores innovative delivery models for the museum shop service.

## Notice

We are reviewing how we deliver our museum shop at Maidstone Museum ran currently inhouse by Maidstone Borough Council. We would like to understand what companies are available to deliver the service on our behalf, what benefits we may be able to achieve from this option and any predicted profit share associated with this to ensure we have fully explored this option. At this stage this is only an engagement task, which will last for one month. All expressions of interest, and subsequent submissions, must be made via the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) by the stated deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4f882a6-bf42-4156-b1da-872259f8d570 |
| Notice type | Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Nov 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME15 6JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | High Street |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

### Codes

- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2021 at 17:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4f882a6-bf42-4156-b1da-872259f8d570

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4f882a6-bf42-4156-b1da-872259f8d570
  29th September 2021 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=5aad39a8-4621-ec11-810e-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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