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title: "SC24004 - Folkestone - 'A Brighter Future' Levelling Up Fund Scheme"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-043587"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "KENT COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-30"
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# SC24004 - Folkestone - 'A Brighter Future' Levelling Up Fund Scheme

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043587

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## Summary

In the SC24004 - Folkestone "A Brighter Future" Levelling Up Fund Scheme, Kent County Council, one of England's largest regional authorities, leads this initiative aimed at revitalising Folkestone town centre. This comprehensive construction project falls within the "works" industry category and aims to enhance public realm areas such as highways, drainage networks, street lighting, and landscaping. Located in the UKJ4 region, the procurement process involves a competitive procedure with negotiation. Key dates include the signing of a contract on 15th January 2025 for the value of approximately £12.8 million, awarded to Jackson Civil Engineering Limited. The procurement stage has advanced from tendering initiated in January 2024 to awarding the contract by April 2025.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those involved in construction and civil engineering, to engage in transformative urban development projects. The Folkestone scheme centres on enhancing active travel and revitalising primary retail areas, addressing issues like high vacancy rates and poor urban quality—important areas ripe for improvement. Companies capable of delivering high-calibre works in public infrastructure improvements, urban refurbishment, and addressing transportation concerns stand well-placed to compete in such opportunities. Furthermore, as the process allows for engineering-specific contracts like NEC4 Option A, businesses experienced in fixed lump sum projects will find this project conducive for growth.

## Notice

Kent County Council (the Council) is the largest local authority in England covering an area of 3,500 square kilometres. It has an annual expenditure of over PS1bn on goods and services and a population of 1.6m. The Council provides a wide range of personal and strategic services on behalf of its residents, operating in partnership with the NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, 12 district councils, and 289 parish/town councils. These works are being commissioned on behalf of the Growth, Environment and Transport directorate. The "Folkestone - A Brighter Future" scheme seeks to 'level up' Folkestone's town centre by supporting active travel, creating a high-quality environment that supports civic pride and reverses years of disparity in investment by transforming the fortunes of the towns primary retail areas. The scheme involves public realm improvements which will involve alterations to the existing highways, drainage networks, street lighting and landscaping.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The "Folkestone - A Brighter Future" scheme seeks to 'level up' Folkestone's town centre by supporting active travel, creating a high-quality environment that supports civic pride and reverses years of disparity in investment by transforming the fortunes of the towns primary retail areas. The scheme involves public realm improvements which will involve alterations to the existing highways, drainage networks, street lighting and landscaping.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017865-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £12,805,231 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2025 at 09:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017865-2025
- 29 Jan 2024 at 18:00 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002976-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.kent.gov.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=42ef39df-12ba-ee11-8127-005056b64545

## Provenance

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