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# MBC Invitation To Tender - Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mbc-invitation-to-tender-cobtree-manor-park-play-area-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Maidstone Borough Council: "MBC Invitation To Tender - Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.

## 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:** £600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 December 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** works
- **Classifications (CPV):** Landscaping work for parks, Park and playground equipment
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £600,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mbc-invitation-to-tender-cobtree-manor-park-play-area-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0`

## 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/mbc-invitation-to-tender-cobtree-manor-park-play-area-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [kentbusinessportal.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mbc-invitation-to-tender-cobtree-manor-park-play-area-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0#participate

## 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.
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1014417196

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 43325000, 45112711

- **Estimated Value:** £600,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/01/2026 to 30/11/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** MBC Cobtree Manor Park Play Area Refurbishment (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Eibe Play Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-174513`
  - Value: £600,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 13/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066656-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-13T19:05:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:56:48.687Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05cfa0