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Published 13 Mar 2026, 17:46 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Development of Land Adjoining No.44 Gladstone Road, Land North And South Of Granville Road, Maidstone, Kent ME14 2BJ

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£9,600,000≈ £8.2m / year · £9,600,000 inc. VAT41.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 May 2026awarded 9 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to SKILLCROWN HOMES LIMITED
Contract term 1 yr 2 moends 31 Aug 2027 · starts 13 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maidstone Borough Council is looking to appoint a contractor to provide high quality design and construction works to deliver new affordable housing schemes. The development proposals will deliver the redevelopment of Granville House and the former R J Kingsland warehouses to deliver 18 units with associated car parking and landscaping.

CPV: Building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 2 moSMEPublished value£9,600,000
Contract period: 13 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2027 (1 yr 2 mo)Value: £9,600,000 exc. VAT · £9,600,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible
45210000 Building construction work

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Criterion 2: 40%
  • Criterion 1: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Criterion 1
  • Criterion 2
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Mar 2026, 17:46 GMT
Last source update
9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Jul 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-023231
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Building construction work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066a67 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 21 Jul 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published221 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 17:46 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by186 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline162 days ago
    11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by110 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent103 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Latest notice published103 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
  7. Contract starts99 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends90 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 17:46 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    9 Jul 2026, 14:50 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £5,616,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 1
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SKILLCROWN HOMES LIMITED1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028£5,616,000 inc. VAT9 Jul 2026standstill to 21 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders00—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGRT-5366-CGWY Maidstone House, King Street, King Street, Kings Hill, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6JQContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Skillcrown Homes LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02781766 Terrance House, 151 Hastings Road, Bromley, London, BR2 8NQContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender