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# Invitation to Tender For the provision of a farmers' market in Maidstone Town Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-a-farmers-market-in-maidstone-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-054f39). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maidstone Borough Council: "Invitation to Tender For the provision of a farmers' market in Maidstone Town Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 16 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Maidstone Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/maidstone-borough-council-ons-e07000110)
- **Published Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ45
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £17,680 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-a-farmers-market-in-maidstone-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-054f39#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054f39`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-a-farmers-market-in-maidstone-town-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-054f39#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** All tender submissions must be through the Kent Business Portal:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk

## Description
Maidstone Borough Council is inviting tenders for the concession of a farmers' market in Maidstone Town Centre. Locations for the farmers' market could be Jubilee Square, ME14 1TF or Coronation Square, ME16 8LW or another town centre location that a contractor sees as a new opportunity. Please include any new venues for the council to consider in your submission.
The contract term will be an initial 1 year, with two possible 1-year extensions subject to performance reviews, giving a potential three-year total. (1 + 1 + 1).
Maidstone holds weekly markets at Lockmeadow that include for sale household items, groceries, bric-a-brac and some fresh food items. The council wishes to expand the fresh element and introduce a farmers' market to Maidstone Town Centre for the provision of fresh produce, fresh food and locally-made food products. It will complement the existing farmers' markets in the borough and bring the same opportunities to the town centre.
The Council is keen to hear from companies and individuals who can bring together stall holders for a regular farmers' market in the town centre. The council sees this as being a monthly occurrence but is also open to other suggestions from bidders.
In submissions, the council wishes to see an organiser's experiences and successes with example stall holders that the organiser would expect to attract to the town centre market.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79950000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1

- **Contract Period:** 31/08/2025 to 31/08/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **MARKETS AND EVENTS UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:15506275`
  - Value: £17,680 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033394-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-03T15:44:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T12:46:44.925Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054f39