Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

MBC - Play area surfacing repairs at various sites in Maidstone, Kent

Authority: Maidstone Borough Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)

+1 more

Repair & Maintenance (50)

Delivery: South East (UKJ45)

Published estimate£276,000≈ £207k / year · £276,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 30 Oct 2025awarded 11 Dec 2025

Awarded to Playcubed Limited

Contract term 1 yr 4 moends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint a contractor to undertake play area surfacing repairs include all preparatory work and base preparation.

CPV: Landscaping work for playgrounds · Park and playground equipment · Playground equipment · Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment · Surfacing work except for roads

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 4 moSMEVCSEPublished value£276,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr 4 mo)Value: £276,000 exc. VAT · £276,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: South EastEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

37535200 Playground equipment 43325000 Park and playground equipment 45112723 Landscaping work for playgrounds 45233250 Surfacing work except for roads 50870000 Repair and maintenance services of playground equipment

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: 30%Price: 70%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 30%
Criterion 1: 70%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1: Cost
Criterion 2: Quality

What this means for your bid

Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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: 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: 2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
Last source update: 19 Jun 2026, 09:36 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-061940
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Landscaping work for playgroundsPark and playground equipmentPlayground equipmentRepair and maintenance services of playground equipmentSurfacing work except for roads
Delivery area: South East (UKJ45)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a764 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: 30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 19 Jun 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published391 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
Clarification questions by370 days ago
23 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline363 days ago
30 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts331 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Latest notice published131 days ago
19 Jun 2026, 09:36 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
6 Oct 2025, 12:06 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Contract signature expected
30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
19 Jun 2026, 09:36 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Additional CPV Code added.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-10: 1 release · 2 Oct 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £76,4051 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Playcubed LimitedSMEPlay area surfacing repairs at various sites in Maidstone31 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2028	£76,405	11 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Playcubed LimitedSME
Signed
27 Jan 2026
Value
£76,405
Period
28 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

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

2 commercial parties on the notice

Playcubed LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14341839 Chalcraft Nurseries, Shirehall Road, Haw], Dartford, South East, DA2 7SEContact email
Playcubed LimitedAwarded supplier Chalcraft Nurseries, Shirehall Road, Haw], Dartford, South East, DA2 7SEContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Jun 2026, 09:36 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Dec 2025, 16:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender6 Oct 2025, 12:06 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 19:06 BST