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Published 20 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC Invitation To Tender - Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment

Official notice

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£600,000≈ £720k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 15 Dec 2025awarded 13 Feb 2026
Awarded to Eibe Play Ltd
Contract term 10 moends 30 Nov 2026 · starts 26 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cobtree Manor Park is managed as a public open space by the Cobtree Manor Estate Charity

Trust. The land is owned by The Cobtree Charity Trust Limited. The two charities work in

partnership with Maidstone Borough Council to manage the land and adjacent estate on a

1,000 year lease to MBC.

The current play area was installed in 2013 to encourage greater family use of the park. The

playspace has met the aims of that project and the site is now very popular with young families

visiting the play facilities, park and café.

In recent years a number of pieces of play equipment have been removed as they reached the

end of their lifespan and the play opportunities have been reduced. The remaining equipment

offers little opportunity for children with additional needs.

For the park to remain a popular outdoor destination for Maidstone and local residents, the

play facilities require replacing. The Trust have approved the complete replacement of the play

area with the desire to provide an inclusive playspace for children to play together.

Maidstone Borough Council is looking to appoint a provider with a proven record of designing,

supplying and installing robust play facilities suitable for an unsupervised public open space

environment.

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CPV: Landscaping work for parks · Park and playground equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 10 moSMEVCSEPublished value£600,000
Contract period: 26 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 (10 mo)Value: £600,000 exc. VAT · £720,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Quality

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
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
20 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
Last source update
13 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
Authority reference
988198243
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066656
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Landscaping work for parksPark and playground equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0 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 allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 13 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published373 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by331 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline317 days ago
    15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts275 days ago
    26 Jan 2026
  5. Latest notice published256 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 12:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    13 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    13 Feb 2026, 19:05 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 51 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Eibe Play LtdSMEMBC Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment28 Feb 2026 – 30 Nov 2026£600,00013 Feb 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Maidstone Borough Council

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Eibe Play LtdAwarded supplier Eibe House, Home Farm, A3 Bypass Road, Hurtmore, South East, GU8 6ADContact email

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